Navan’s legacy in safe hands

ALL-IRELAND COLLEGES SAFC FINAL

Sat, 13 Apr, 2013 - 01:00
Paul Keane

“Perhaps if Leitrim or Carlow were to win the Sam Maguire Cup on as many occasions in the same time span, then we might be talking of acceptable comparisons,” they wrote.

Offering more background to the Navan town school’s sudden and unprecedented glut of success, the reporter explained how things used to be.

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