Ardscoil boss Cronin on Harty quest: 'No question but absence has certainly made the heart grow fonder'

But for all their success over the past decade and a half - five wins in eight years and 11 semi-final appearances across the last 14 editions - the current Ardscoil Rís crop has never seen the Harty Cup carried through the front doors during their six years on North Circular Road.

HARTY CUP FINAL: TUS Dr. Harty Cup Final 2024 launch were Left to Right: Liam Cronin (Ardscoil Rís Joint Manager), Fintan Fitzgerald (Ardscoil Rís Joint Captain), Sean McMahon (Ardscoil Rís Joint Captain) and Derek Larkin (Ardscoil Rís Joint Manager) Picture: Keith Wiseman

Liam Cronin has his plate full.

Coach to the All-Ireland winning Cork camogie women. Newly appointed coach to the Limerick minor lads. And joint-manager of the Ardscoil Rís Harty Cup side.