Newtown reflect on ‘sweetest victory’

NEWTOWNSHANDRUM was a village en fete yesterday, as for the fourth time this decade, the Seán Óg Murphy cup named in honour of the Cork hurling legend and awarded to the winners of the Cork SHC, was once again on view.

On Sunday, after a four-year hiatus, Newtownshandrum came again, claimed their fourth Cork senior title. Ever-present through all of that is centre-back and man-of-the-match on Sunday, Pat Mulcahy, one of four (Ben and Jerry O’Connor and Phillip Noonan the others) who were there when Newtown made the transition from to senior ranks with the intermediate title win of 1996.

Yesterday, Pat was back in the bosom, relaxing with his team-mates, family and friends in Herlihy’s, the only pub in the village, soaking it all in.