Dunloy's Conal Cunning: Slaughtneil are the standard bearers

Dunloy represent the established order in Ulster club hurling and, prior to 2016, had won 10 titles to Slaughtneil's zero

STANDARDS TO BE MET: Conal Cunning of Dunloy ahead of the AIB Ulster Club SHC final which takes place this Sunday at 1.30pm at the Athletic Grounds. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

After hammering Portaferry in the AIB Ulster club SHC semi-final, Slaughtneil manager Michael McShane was asked about taking on old rivals Dunloy in the decider.

"We have beaten them the last three times we have played them in the Ulster championship and I know that has been very sore on them," offered McShane.