Conor McCrickard inspiring St Finbarr's new fans to make eight-hour round trip

McCrickard, who played for Down in this year’s Ulster SFC, finished the afternoon as top-scorer from play with 2-1 for St Finbarr's against Éire Óg Ennis

Conor McCrickard of St Finbarr’s celebrates after scoring a point during their AIB Munster Club SFC semi-final win over Éire Óg Ennis at Páirc Uí Rinn. McCrickard has been a revelation since joining up with the Cork champions from his home club Liatroim Fontenoys. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Conor McCrickard’s two-goal contribution in Sunday’s Munster semi-final win brought the curtain down on a fairytale first year for the Down native with his adopted club St Finbarr’s.

Having moved from one end of the country to the other for the purposes of his university work placement at the Styrker facility in Carrigtwohill in East Cork, the 22-year-old had initially been making the eight-hour round-trip back up the road to train with his home club Liatroim Fontenoys.