‘Twelve months ago, we couldn’t see this coming in a fit’, says Charleville's Tony McAuliffe

Victory tomorrow would see Charleville begin 2019 not just as a senior club, but one hour from an All-Ireland final appearance at Croke Park.

All told, it’s been a year to remember for the North Cork club; a first Cork premier intermediate hurling championship title, ending, in the process, a 66-year wait for a return to the senior ranks; a first North Cork junior football crown and a first Cork U21 B football final win.