How Cork hurling turned the tide

Cork players celebrate their Munster MHC final victory over Waterford on Monday. Picture: INPHO/Ken Sutton

Ronan Dwane remembers exiting the Gaelic Grounds after the 2011 Harty Cup final and thinking to himself that Cork hurling, at underage level, was in trouble.

Having been involved as Cork minor selector in 2010 and 2011, Dwane could see first-hand that the county had reached the end of a sustained period of being ultra competitive at minor level.