The dissatisfaction of Cork clubs with the lack of access to intercounty hurling players was expressed by a number of delegates at last night’s county board meeting at the Nemo Rangers complex.

Mid-Cork vice-president Ena Howell is well known for awareness-raising around mental wellbeing. 

Freemount Macra from Cork’s Avondhu region won the All-Ireland debating final at the Macra National AGM in the Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakility, hosted by Carbery Macra.

Cork GAA chiefs had to deny allegations a proposed county junior hurling championship was being “railroaded through” at last night’s county board meeting at Nemo Rangers.

Bree Macra from Co Wexford are the 2012 National Capers champs.

CORK County Board secretary Frank Murphy warned clubs that the financing of the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh could be jeopardised if they do not play a greater effort in supporting the Cork GAA clubs draw.

THE Fermoy Macra club is being relaunched.

THE much-coveted Macra na Feirme club of the year award was won by Freemount, Co Cork, at the organisation’s annual rally in Little Island over the Bank Holiday weekend.

WITH four of the seven finalists, Co Cork must be odds-on to be celebrating after the AIB Club of the Year final at the annual conference and rally in Cork on the October bank holiday weekend.

REIGNING Cork senior football champions Nemo Rangers will begin the defence of their title on May 7 with a first round tie against Ballincollig in Ovens.

THE all-singing, all-dancing, fun loving members of the Abbeyknockmoy, Co Galway and Kilcloon, Co Meath clubs came out on top in the National Talent Competition in the Helix Theatre in Dublin last weekend.

THE littler All-Ireland, you could call it. The Cork county junior hurling title is widely regarded as one of the toughest GAA championships to win, and they know all about that around Ladysbridge and Ballymacoda in east Cork.

Freemount 1-9 Millstreet 0-9

CASTLEHAVEN and Clonakilty came out tops in the permanent tsb Cork County SFC yesterday.