Barrs go from the hunter to the hunted

St Finbarr’s ended a 29-year wait to be crowned Cork hurling champions, now they want to win it again.

AYE AYE CAPTAIN: Billy Hennessy at the launch of the Co-op Superstores Cork Hurling Championships at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture Denis Minihane.

Having finally got their hands on the Seán Óg Murphy Cup in 2022, St Finbarr’s sights are firmly fixed on holding on to it. Huge character was required before ending a 29-year wait to be crowned Cork hurling champions. And that resolve will be well tested again this year. The hunter has now become the hunted.

“We had an enjoyable few months. Just a great sense of achievement for me after playing for seven or eight years trying to win it,” says captain Billy Hennessy. “We had a lot of bad results going back a few years so it was good to come out on the other side.