St Vincent’s aiming to scratch 23-year itch

WHEN St Vincent’s face Meath’s Seneschalstown in Parnell Park tomorrow it will be the first time in 23 years that the fabled Dublin side last poked a toe in the provincial waters of the Leinster Club Championship.

It is a very different pond they will find themselves swimming in.

These days, the event is sponsored by a major bank, cameras keep an eye on virtually every game and live matches demand a cavalcade of outside broadcast units and a small army of support personnel.