Cork minor hurling class of 1995 were a cut above the rest

Coached by Jimmy Barry-Murphy, they won the Munster and All-Ireland titles of that year and eight of the team went on to represent Cork at senior level, among them Donal Óg Cusack, Sean Óg Ó hAilpín, Joe Deane, Dan Murphy, Timmy McCarthy, Derek Barrett, Mickey O’Connell and Seanie O’Farrell.

“Overall, though, it was a good team with Timmy Mac, Seán Óg, Joe Deane, Derek Barrett, Mickey O’Connell and Seanie Farrell going on to playing senior. Farrell won a league medal in 1998 and those lads were very good hurlers as they subsequently proved.”

“It was great to be involved then and watching those lads develop into U21 and senior stars afterwards."
