Cork SFC notes and quotes: Nemo win but the Barr's maintain perspective

PERSPECTIVE: As difficult as yesterday’s Cork SFC final loss was to digest for St Finbarr’s, they could do so with a degree of perspective, presented in tragic circumstances by the death on Friday of Barr’s stalwart, Kevin McTiernan.

The ex-keeper, selector, mentor will be laid to rest today and the colours of the Togher outfit will intersperse with the green and black of Nemo – Kevin was a first cousin of Rangers’ manager Larry Kavanagh, whose emotions must have been fried by the weekend’s events.

“We were at the (removal) on Saturday and at the mass on Monday. Leaving the removal it was marvellous to see the entire Barrs’ squad, all 30 of them, arriving in their formal club gear. Very impressive. But it’s very raw. There’s three young kids there.”