Omens good for Chorca Dhuibhne

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne are banking on experience gained from last year’s campaign to drive them one step further when they face Leinster champions St Patrick’s, Navan, in the All-Ireland Colleges SAFC semi-final this afternoon (Nenagh, 1.30pm).

The Dingle school came agonisingly close to qualifying for their first Hogan Cup final last year but lost by a point (0-10 to 0-9) to Ulster champions St Michael’s, Enniskillen.

The Munster champions can also draw on the considerable experience of their management team. County boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice – who flies in from Kerry’s training camp in Portugal today – is in his first year managing the team, while his former team-mate, Tommy Griffin, is also a member of the backroom brains trust.