Ilen Rovers' minor double over Newtown sparked the start of a golden era


“They had the O’Connor twins playing for them. They were brilliant footballers. I was marking Jerry at midfield and he was very good. Newtownshandrum pushed us all the way. A lot of their players enjoyed very successful hurling careers with both Newtownshandrum and Cork. We had to dig deep to win the county title.”

Ilen were coached to the minor double by Anthony Evans and Jason Whooley.
