The goal that started it all... Timmy McCarthy’s late strike was key for Cork U21 hurlers in 1997

Also, on that intermediate team of 1997 was Mark Landers who two short years later would lift the McCarthy Cup.

Cork retained the Munster and All-Ireland U21 titles in 1998 with Joe Deane a very notable addition to the team which was again captained by Ballincollig’s Dan Murphy (below) who still holds the distinction of being the last Cork All-Ireland winning under-21 captain, 22 years later.

He was a star in those All-Ireland U21 winning years and he has happy memories of that time.
