Cushendall searching for the fairytale ending

KARL McKEEGAN stands just 60 minutes away from a potentially perfect end to a 21-year senior hurling career. And as twilight settles on all those seasons in the sun and wind and rain, the former Antrim skipper is in a mood to reminisce.

“I was just turned 15 when they threw me into the senior team,” he laughs.

He won his first county title at 18 and from there developed a fanatical thirst for success; one that because it demanded so much proved maddeningly hard to satisfy.