Former coaching officer Kevin O’Donovan is veteran administrator Frank Murphy’s replacement as Cork GAA secretary, Examiner Sport can confirm.

Cork County Board secretary Frank Murphy has reiterated his opposition to the GAA decision to change the inter-county minor grade from U18 to U17, and he also maintains the U20 All-Ireland finals should not replace the minor deciders as senior curtain-raisers.

The art of goalscoring — from Cork’s old machine-gun fire to the heavy artillery of Tipperary — and the free spirits like Lar Corbett are in danger of being drowned in a sea of points. What to do? Change the sliotar? Award four points for the goal? Enda McEvoy reports

Tonight’s Munster final echoes the same game back in 1976, when Cork and Kerry also met in the provincial decider for the opening of what was then a brand new stadium.

Although April has been earmarked for club GAA fixtures all over the country, Ed Sheeran is causing some planning headaches on Leeside with his May concerts in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The surprise departure of Munster GAA CEO Simon Moroney, which was announced on Monday, means another significant vacancy will need to be filled by the association next summer.

"As someone who is in constant contact with many of these non-playing volunteers, it appears more and more of their reflection is: ‘Do I really want to go through that again next year?’”

Rural depopulation may lead to championships of 9, 11, or 13-a-side in some parts of Cork, while transfer regulations in the Rebel County may also have to be changed.

Cork GAA intends to appoint an overall strength and conditioning co-ordinator to create consistency of approach from development squads to senior teams within the county.

Monday night’s meeting of the Cork County Board wasn’t solely concerned with the future of long-serving secretary Frank Murphy.

Monday night’s meeting of the Cork County Board wasn’t solely concerned with the future of long-serving secretary Frank Murphy.

The regular meeting of the Cork County Board heard last night that long-serving secretary Frank Murphy is to be given a one-year extension to his contract.

DESPITE eight points from new signing Cian McCarthy, Douglas fell to a surprise 0-22 to 0-20 defeat in the opening round of the Cork SHC on Sunday.

Cork GAA’s senior administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan has rejected claims that the preparation of intercounty teams has suffered due to the money spent on the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The minor grade at county level will change from U18 to U17 after next year following a vote at Congress last night.

There was no arguing the toss with Tina last night, least of all the crowd that happily sang along to her chorus of “Simply the Best” as the bus bearing the Rebelettes rolled down South Mall.

So, the king’s tenure is dead — though long live JBM. Above all, long lives the kingmaker.

Sciath na Scol officials will learn tonight if Páirc Uí Rinn is to be made available by the Cork County Board to stage 12 schools football finals in November.

It was a small thing but it told us a lot.

Club championship fixtures in Cork and Kerry have been thrown into chaos due to the drawn Munster SFC final.

Cork GAA chiefs have spent close to €40,000 readying Páirc Uí Rinn for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final clash — the first championship game to be played at the Boreenmanna Road venue in 16 years.

There he is in typical pose, tearing out of defence at full stretch, about to hop the leather from his left hand and God help anyone blocking his path.

Mark Landers was last night confirmed as the new coach of the Cork senior hurling team.

Glen Rovers are looking to bridge a generational gap as they bid for another Cork title tomorrow at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Cork GAA chiefs are hopeful that the county championship fixture programme will not be greatly affected regardless of how next Sunday’s Munster SHC final goes.

The eight quarter-finalists in this year’s Cork U21AFC have been asked to come up with alternative proposals for the staging of their ties.

The Cork hurling and football sides will clock a combined 1,388km in travelling to league games in Antrim and Mayo this weekend.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that a Dublin man did not get an unfair trial at the three-judge non-jury Special Criminal Court.

Cashel produced a late scoring burst to shock Young Munster on a dramatic opening weekend of the ODM Financial Munster Senior Cup.

Cork’s junior footballers were left counting the cost of their All-Ireland semi-final trip to Manchester when thousands of euro worth of personal belongings were stolen from their dressing room.

A soccer fortress turned GAA ground, once home to Cork Hibs, presently the secondary venue of the Cork County Board.

The introduction of an independent time clock for senior inter-county football championship games, which was passed at last month’s GAA Congress, will be extended to hurling matches, it has been revealed.

Newly-appointed Cork County Board administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan says it will be a “privilege to work for one of the most important organisations” on Leeside when he takes up the full-time role next month.

Newly-appointed Cork County Board administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan says it will be a “privilege to work for one of the most important organisations” on Leeside when he takes up the full-time role next month.