'You couldn't actually say no to those three lads' - Midleton boss Micheál Keohane enjoying first title tilt

The Magpies are back in the Cork showpiece in their manager's debut season in charge. 

EASTERN PROMISE: Midleton manager Micheál Keohane at the club's press morning at Clonmult Memorial Park. Picture: Dan Linehan

A season hatched in Micheál Keohane’s back shed last December has brought Midleton to within an hour of county glory.

Holding court in Keohane’s shed in the depths of winter were Pádraig O’Shea, Aylwin Kearney, and Pat Walsh. The trio were considering a management ticket to oversee the Midleton hurlers in 2023. They wanted Keohane to front it.