Joe Canning lauds fellow boy wonder Darragh McCarthy - 'The world is his oyster'

Joe Canning and Darragh McCarthy ended up on the same field together on Monday evening in Carlow for the Hurling for Cancer Research charity game.

RED HOT: Darragh McCarthy has a shot on goal at the Hurling For Cancer Research 2025 Charity Game In Aid Of The Irish Cancer Society at Netwatch Cullen Park, Pic: Leah Scholes, Inpho

Joe Canning remembers what it was like to take the hurling world by storm as a generational 19-year-old.

Darragh McCarthy did it this season with Tipperary, powering the Premier to All-Ireland U-20 and senior titles, while Canning himself exploded onto the scene with Galway in 2008, winning an All-Star and the Young Hurler of the Year award at his very first attempt.