City slicker Sweeney savouring his final fling with Na Piarsaigh

On Sunday in Mallow, the 38-year-old father of two will line out at centre-forward on the Na Piarsaigh intermediate football team bidding for provincial honours. There’s a story in that, says you.

EMOTIONAL: Evan Sweeney celebrates Loughmore/Castleiney's Tipperary SHC win over Thurles Sarsfields at Semple Stadium last year. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Fifteen years later, Evan Sweeney is closing in on a second Munster club medal.

On December’s opening weekend in 2007, 23-year-old Sweeney struck the decisive goal as the hurlers of Loughmore-Castleiney were crowned kings of Munster for the first and only time in the club’s history.