"We're going to enjoy this for the next couple of days and then we'll sit down and really look at Slaughtneil. They have done incredible things up in Ulster so they're going to be a huge test for us."

Cuala's Mark Schutte has his sights set on a bigger prize.

"We were quite wasteful in the first half and I thought we were going to rue those chances. I missed a couple of handy frees and we also missed a goal chance. If we had lost the match, I'm sure Mattie (Kenny) would have given me a hiding."

Top scorer David Treacy was relieved that he escaped the wrath of his manager!

"I think they can push on and win the All-Ireland. Their brand of hurling is open and fast. It makes them very hard to stop. They are a very impressive team."

O'Loughlin Gaels manager Aidan Fogarty predicts bigger and better things for Cuala.

"They're passionate people and I just hope they're as nice to me in six months' time as they are at the moment."

It has been a case of so far so good for Davy Fitzgerald in the Model County.

"Due to increased work commitments, I am unable to give the necessary time required to manage the Kerry Senior Hurling team for the coming season."

The Kerry hurlers are on the look-out for a new manager following Ciaran Carey's departure.

"The success of the GPA over the years has been down to the collective strength of players, it has been an absolute privilege to have served them and to have witnessed the growth of the association."

Dessie Farrell stepped down as GPA Chief Executive at Saturday's AGM.

"It is impossible to properly quantify the extraordinary contribution Dessie has made to the growth and development of the players' body but his role in changing the status of the county players both within the GAA and in Irish society is a testament to that contribution."

GPA Chairperson Seamus Hickey led the tributes to the Dublin All-Ireland winner.

"It was always my dream from a young age to play, captain and win an All-Ireland with Kilkenny and I'm proud and happy to say I lived my dream. I am content to walk away now knowing I gave everything I could for myself, but also the team every time I walked out on the training pitch or pulled on a Kilkenny jersey and left no stone unturned in the pursuit of perfection, although I never got close."

Eight-time All-Ireland winner Eoin Larkin brought the curtain down on his illustrious career.

 

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