ANYONE who was worked as a manager in any organisation knows how difficult it can be to move people out entirely or into new, seemingly less important, positions.

He gave rise to one of the great Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh legendary live commentary pieces – “His father is from Fermanagh, his mother from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold”; yesterday Seán Óg Ó hAilpín formally announced his retirement from inter-county fare, thus ending what is surely the most unique story in top-class hurling.

HAVING genes from Fiji and Fermanagh — neither of them hurling strongholds — has proved no bar to a GAA legend getting the highest accolade his adopted city can offer.

IT’S been the most frequent fixture in the football championship over the last decade but there will not be too many survivors from Cork and Kerry’s summer clashes on show at a chilly Austin Stack Park tonight in the McGrath Cup.

TRIBUTES poured in last night for teenager Aoife Downey who was killed in a tragic sledging accident in Cork at the weekend.

WHAT’S a rebel without a cause.

Cork Senior hurling manager Denis Walsh is confident that both Eoin Cadogan and Michael Cussen will be available for the Rebels’ Munster SHC tie against Tipperary on Sunday week at Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

WEDNESDAY lunchtime in Cork IT and in Paul Kerrigan’s sporting life, success screams from everywhere.

Donal O'Grady has ruled himself out of the running to become the next manager of the Cork senior hurling team.

Cork GAA chairman Jerry O'Sullivan urged the striking Cork senior hurlers to return to action by issuing an open letter to the 2008 squad on Wednesday night.

THE chill was beginning to bite as Cork County Board’s annual Convention came to order last Saturday night. Expectations of fire and brimstone in the main hall of Páirc Uí Chaoimh, however, weren’t fulfilled.

Brian Corcoran has announced his retirement from the Cork senior hurling squad.

The Cork senior hurlers will shortly be meeting with their new manager Gerald McCarthy, who was appointed as successor to John Allen last night.

Jerry Wallace has stepped down as the Cork senior hurling team's trainer, just three days after manager John Allen announced his decision to quit.

A special word of thanks to the Cork senior hurling team, mentors and backroom staff. This has been a remarkable team.

There are four newcomers on the Cork senior hurling squad for the Munster championship opener with Clare on May 28.

The Cork senior ladies football team to face Galway in this Sunday's TG4 All-Ireland SFC final shows just one change from the line-up which started against Mayo in the semi-final.

The departure of Donal O’Grady as coach of the Cork senior hurling team means that the entire selection committee is now redundant.

THERE’S one thing you’d have to credit the Cork senior camogie team with in Croke Park yesterday. They were good losers, as gracious in defeat as the Kilkenny hurlers were the previous Sunday.

THERE are four debutantes on the Cork Senior football team for Sunday’s Munster Championship semi-final against Kerry in Killarney.

DONAL O’GRADY gave a hint of his daytime occupation when describing his first experience as a manager in the new Croke Park.

The Cork senior hurling panel have withdrawn their services with immediate effect.