YESTERDAY Dromina, a little village in north Cork, had its day in the sun — or scouring rain, to be more precise — as the hurlers of Cork and Laois rolled in for a challenge to mark the opening of new GAA facilities.

FR. O’NEILL’S got a dose of what life will be like in the higher grade when going under to Dromina in the opening round of the Evening Echo Cork Co IHC at Shanballymore on Saturday.

Dromina 1-15, Ballygiblin 0-14

DENIS O’BRIEN’S Caribbean telecommunications operations is in the wars with Cable and Wireless.