Slaughtneil ‘have set standard for themselves’

It says a lot about the maturity of Slaughtneil’s winter marvels when even one of their more recent additions talks like he’s got an old head on young shoulders.

Shane McGuigan, the 20-year-old match-winner in Sunday’s AIB Ulster club SFC final victory, was just as restrained as more experienced men around him in the aftermath of completing the ‘double treble’; Ulster hurling, camogie and football titles for the second year in a row.

After kicking 1-6 against Cavan Gaels, this silky, level-headed dual player instantly forgot about what has been achieved in September, October and November.