UCC boss: 'With Billy involved, I've learned from the best'

Paul O’Keeffe reckons the class of 2026, without a single standout inter-county name, is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, he’s worked with in his 17 years down the dyke.

UCC’s Ruairi Murphy and Chris Kenneally and Michael McSweeney celebrate after winning. Pic: Nick Elliott/Inpho

The UCC Sigerson bus is back on the road today. Spinning up the M8 is muscle memory at this stage. The tyres will be close to threadbare come whatever hour of Thursday morning they land home from Croker at and their mile-heavy campaign concluded.

This evening’s Croke Park decider is UCC’s third spin to Dublin in the four-week Sigerson sprint.