Twenty one schools went into the hat — an increase of five. The competition welcomes back a team from the North Monastery in Cork after a lengthy absence.
However, Gael Coláiste Mhuire (the Irish section of the school) couldn’t have drawn a tougher opponent in St. Flannan’s, a game that will rekindle memories of some epic clashes.
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