Walsh: 'I have said to the players that this is the best time of my life'

Denis Walsh and the impressive backroom team he brought together this time last year ain’t bringing no fifth-tier standards to the table.

UNITED IN JOY: St Catherine’s manager Denis Walsh and his backroom team celebrate at the final whistle after their win over Feenagh-Kilmeedy in the Munster Club JHC final at Mallow. Picture: Picture Dan Linehan

The wheel has come full circle for Denis Walsh. He has returned to his roots and is returning to Croke Park.

Now, there are many in Ballynoe who will read the above and respond that their favourite son never vacated his roots in the first instance. And neither would they be wrong to argue such a point of view.