 However, the county championship has remained beyond the club's reach in recent years .Power was part of the Callan CBS team that lost twice in successive years in the All Ireland colleges’ B final to Cashel CBS and Nenagh CBS respectively, from 1982 to 1983 taught him that in successive years.Power's inter-county career got off to a bad start, with a loss to Limerick in the All-Ireland Minor final in 1984, losing out (2–5 to 2–4) after a replay in Thurles.