THE pride of the parish, the honour of the little village – we read and hear those statements so often in association with the GAA.

YESTERDAY morning, 6.30am, still black dark outside but on duty early because of some urgent business, and from his office in Cork Airport Business Park where he works for Irish Life & Permanent, Pat Mulcahy could hear the storm raging outside.

CHRIS MORRISSEY was there back in the days when Newtownshandrum were fighting for respectability at junior level in North Cork.

LAOIS duo Colm Parkinson and Darren Rooney played a telling role in Parnells 0-12 to 0-11 win over St Mark’s Tallaght in round three of the Dublin SFC in O’Toole Park last night.