You can go back to the glory days of the Cork senior hurling final when the big three dominated, crowds of over 30,000 turning up to see the great players in what Cork people called ‘the little All-Ireland’.

Only one game into the Allianz Hurling League but already Cork hurling fans are beginning to get the buzz.

Cork goalkeeper Anthony Nash was delighted with the win over Waterford in yesterday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final despite the scare from Waterford’s late 65, which landed in the Cork goalmouth.

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor yesterday paid tribute to defender Tom O’Sullivan describing the five time All-Ireland winner as “a great corner back and a great man marker over many years.”

IT’S been a very good July for Church Cross, Skibbereen dairy farmer Jerry Hegarty. A couple of weeks ago he won his second All-Ireland Intermediate Road-bowling title in a titanic man-to-man struggle with Ulster champion Harry Toal.