Emotional Thurles CBS manager pays tribute to former student Dillon Quirke after Harty Cup success

“I didn’t want to say anything to any of the boys all week, I put on his jersey from 2015 underneath my own today. I wanted him here. He helped us."
Emotional Thurles CBS manager pays tribute to former student Dillon Quirke after Harty Cup success

Thurles CBS manager Niall Cahill, with tears flowing down his face, paid an emotional tribute to former student Dillon Quirke. Pic: John Sheridan/Sportsfile

Thurles CBS manager Niall Cahill, with tears flowing down his face, paid an emotional tribute to former student Dillon Quirke.

Cahill had just witnessed his team bridge a 10-year gap to claim a ninth Dr Harty Cup title after edging past St Flannan’s College, Ennis 1-13 to 0-13 in Mallow.

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