Ed Sheeran silences Cork championship weekend

Nearly 30 years after monies from a pair of Michael Jackson gigs helped the Cork County Board to buy Páirc Uí Rinn, another musical performer has led to a summer weekend free of county championship games.

Ed Sheeran will become the first act to play at the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh this weekend, with concerts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

With the English singer’s dates having been announced last June, it meant that Cork fixture-planners were facilitated in being able to tailor their schedule accordingly, avoiding any possible complications.