Town rivalries forgotten as Bandon focus on U19 final

Bandon have drawn inspiration from all quarters ahead of an historic day for the club, writes Alan Good

In a small town with four secondary schools, friendly rivalries aren’t long in forming.

Around Bandon, Co Cork, the uniform gives you away. To be a teenager here is to run the gauntlet a few times a day; on the bus to school, wandering around town afterwards, on the sports fields.