Tulla's tough second act begins against Colman's

The fairytale East Clare side finally begin their defence of the Harty Cup as Ardscoil Rís also join the fray 

DO IT ALL AGAIN?: Ronan O'Connor of St Joseph's Tulla lifts last season's Harty Cup.

Harty Cup champions St Joseph’s, Tulla, and All-Ireland title-holders Ardscoil Rís are the final two schools to enter the arena for this year’s renewal of the Harty Cup.

Tulla, the East Clare fairytale-makers who went from never having tasted victory in a single Harty Cup match to top the pile, face an uphill task in their title defence. They have just three of last year’s team remaining in Fionn Ryan, Oisín O’Connor, and Conor O’Donnell, and even then, O’Donnell misses out through injury.