ille igh ▁beat ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁by ▁ 5 - 5 ▁to ▁ 0 - 7 ▁in ▁the ▁delayed ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Junior ▁Hur ling ▁dec ider . ▁ ▁Not with standing ▁such ▁bitter ▁disappoint ments , ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁side ▁were ▁consist ently ▁featuring ▁in ▁top - not ch , ▁close , ▁exc iting ▁Junior ▁matches . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Off aly ▁J HC , ▁K inn itt y ▁needed ▁three ▁attempts ▁before ▁ed ging ▁out ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁by ▁ 2 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 3 - 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁Joe ▁McK en na ▁goal ▁separated ▁Shin r one ▁and ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁after ▁a ▁thr illing ▁re play . ▁Success ▁finally ▁crown ed ▁these ▁endeav ours ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁became ▁Off aly ▁Junior ▁Hur ling ▁champions ▁for ▁a ▁fifth ▁time . ▁Once ▁again , ▁the ▁Junior ▁Final ▁was ▁de ferred ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁Spring . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁team ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁T ull am ore ▁and ▁defeated ▁Clara ▁by ▁the ▁minimum ▁( 3 - 2 ▁to ▁ 1 - 7 ). ▁Tim ▁Mul ro oney ▁the ▁captain ▁lifted ▁the ▁James ▁Clar ke ▁Cup . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁have ▁field ed ▁a ▁Senior ▁team ▁in ▁each ▁subsequent ▁year . ▁ ▁At ▁senior ▁grade ▁