Christy O'Connor: Loughmore-Castleiney find joining that elite provincial doubles bracket isn't easy

The manner of how Kilcoo coughed up the winning score to Errigal Ciaran in the Ulster final will haunt the Down club for years. 

Loughmore Castleiney's Liam Treacy is challenged by Tom Doyle and Charlie Keating of Dr. Crokes. Picture: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

In a golden era for provincial doubles, Loughmore fail to join that illustrious group 

Before yesterday’s Munster club final, TG4 showed a graphic of the sides which had won provincial club titles in both codes – St Finbarr’s, Slaughtneil, Cuala and Na Fianna. It’s extremely rare for TG4 to make an error but the graphic didn’t tell the full story; St John’s have also won Ulster titles in both codes.