Brian Cuthbert has been appointed the new Cork senior football manager on a two-year term.

The man known as “the voice of City Hall” is putting the phone down after four decades’ of service.

There have been so many false dawns by the Tribesmen down through the years that Galway hurling folk must be afraid to look out the window this morning.

The first-half sending-off of Ulster midfielder Neil McManus for two yellow cards spoiled this encounter, but Connacht still struggled to impose themselves in Ballinasloe and it wasn’t until Eanna Ryan’s goal six minutes from time that Anthony Cunningham’s men could breathe easily.

Cork’s city manager announced a major restructuring last night, prompted by the retirement of almost one third of his senior officials.

THE last week has given a strange insight into the condition of Galway hurling over the past two decades after two dynamic and hugely talented underage sides produced emphatic victories on All-Ireland final day.

Galway 3-14 Dublin 1-10

HECTIC times for Galway’s David Collins.

A LIMERICK family burned out of their home in an arson attack early on Sunday morning were yesterday re-housed by the city council.