Shane Crowley crowned Munster U18 champion

Hannah Sexton meets Veronica O’Mahony at Béal na Bláth tomorrow night for the right to play defending champion, Geraldine Curtin, in the Munster final.

MUNSTER CHAMPION: Shane Crowley is the first Munster champion of 2024 following a confident, power-packed performance against John O’Donoghue in a sensational U18 final at Castletownkenneigh on Sunday. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Honan

Shane Crowley is the first Munster champion of 2024 following a confident, power-packed performance against John O’Donoghue in a sensational U18 final at Castletownkenneigh on Sunday.

Both players enhanced their burgeoning reputations in a classic that will stand comparisons with any of the great contests, in any grade, in any era. The scale and animation of the massive audience was like a throwback to some golden age of the sport. Big historic names were being tossed around as comparators to these two emerging titans.