Hannon aims to rewrite the history books, again

ITโ€™S THE stuff of any boyโ€™s dreams as on Sunday Declan Hannon attempts to rewrite history by becoming the first hurler to captain four All-Ireland SHC winning teams.

But has the novelty worn off?

Not a bit of it! ย โ€œAny time you get to an All-Ireland final is great. Thereโ€™s still the same excitement. There was a bit of the circus the first year, tickets and that sort of thing. But weโ€™ve learned to park that.โ€

He continued: โ€œIf you look back five or six years ago, you wouldn’t have said weโ€™d ever be in the situation weโ€™re in now.โ€

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โ€œWe brought the bit of confidence with us from the recent All-Ireland Under-21 wins. And, of course John Kiely, Paul Kinnerk and Caroline Currid have done an unreal job of building up trust in our ability to work hard and get on with it.โ€

He cautioned: โ€œTrying to maintain it can be tough at times. The last number of seasons kind of rolled into each other, we were there right at the end of the championship each year, and thereโ€™s a lot of miles up on the clock But weโ€™re loving it.โ€

Of Kilkenny, Hannon opined: โ€œTheyโ€™re an amazing team. The intensity they bring, their skills, the savage work rate they have. However, you just have to play whatever the draw puts in front of you. There’s always something new coming around the corner and you have to get yourself ready for it.โ€

Can Adareโ€™s finest son become the sportโ€™s first captain to accept the Liam MacCarthy Cup four times? โ€œTo be honest, I haven’t even thought about it. You can’t let yourself get distracted. Maybe after I retire, I might look back on it,โ€ stated the 29-year-old.