Tipp and Clare's finest into Harty Cup final: how much inter-county store should we put in semi-final wins?

Talking Points: Thurles CBS' march to the Munster Colleges SHC final runs parallel to a run of under age success for Tipperary. How great is the link and are Thurles ready for St Flannan's and their pedigree?

SIDELINE CALL: DLS Waterford's Philip Power battles for possession with James Butler of Thurles CBS in the Harty Cup sei-final in Castlelyons. Pic: Jim Coughlan.

We’ve mentioned a couple of times in recent weeks the correlation between a county’s underage strength and the progress of their nurseries in the Harty Cup.

The past two years has seen two first-time winners of the Munster post-primary competition. Both hailed from Premier Country. In 2023, you had Cashel Community School making history, followed by further history 12 months later from Nenagh CBS. The first of those wins, it should be added, came after an all-Tipp decider.