▁Do ole y , ▁Barry ▁Ber gin ; ▁and ▁subst it utes ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁and ▁Dam ien ▁C off ey . ▁They ▁reached ▁the ▁Qu arter - final ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁S HC ▁against ▁the ▁same ▁opposition . ▁Although ▁this ▁exc iting ▁t uss le ▁also ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁re play , ▁C ool der ry ▁won ▁out ▁by ▁ 3 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 3 - 9 . ▁The ▁club ▁failed ▁to ▁mount ▁a ▁serious ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁Se an ▁Rob b ins ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years . ▁Many ▁of ▁their ▁long - ser ving ▁players ▁retired ▁from ▁Senior ▁hur ling , ▁and ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁championship ▁losses ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁put ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁Senior ▁status ▁in ▁je op ard y . ▁A ▁similar ▁situation ▁per tain ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁a ▁night m are ▁defeat ▁to ▁K inn itt y ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁championship ▁left ▁them ▁in ▁re leg ation ▁trouble ▁later ▁on , ▁but ▁they ▁surv ived ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁play - offs ▁against ▁Sh am ro cks ▁and ▁Dr um c ull en . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁panel ▁was ▁being ▁augment ed ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁tal ented ▁players ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁out ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁U - 2 1 ▁Title . ▁However , ▁Li am ▁C ough