Spoiler alert
The 1987 classic 'Clash of the Ash' was built around the hopes and dreams of young hurler Phil Kelly in 1980s rural Cork.
Portrayed by Liam Heffernan - the actor who was to become better known by his Glenroe name 'Blackie Connors' - Kelly was a talented but wayward hurler.
Sadly, his career ended the way so many other promising hurling careers in the 80s ended, with him sacrificing a job in the bank so he could flake a dirty opponent on the side of the head.
In rural Ireland at the time 80% of all bank jobs were dispensed by GAA coaches. As he had alienated his manager by retaliating to a nasty dig, the bank job was now closed off to him, a fact he was reminded of in no uncertain terms by his manager even as he was leaving the pitch.
This being the 1980s, he was left with little option but to skive off his Leaving Cert and emigrate, both of which he duly did. The film also features Gina Moxley, Myles Breen and the boat to London.
