Jimmy Barry-Murphy insists he remains the Cork hurling manager - though for exactly how much longer he refused to speculate. And he admits he was “selfish” in accommodating dual players in recent seasons, insisting the day of senior inter-county doubling up is history.

Along with the likes of Liam Ryan and Kevin Foley, Conor McDonald is facing what he hopes will be an avalanche of hurling in the coming two weeks.

Munster JFC semi final

Two men died yesterday after their light aircraft crashed into a mountain in Co Wexford.

Jimmy Barry-Murphy has strengthened his Cork team significantly for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League semi-final against Dublin with switches in defence and attack.

Allianz HL Division 1 quarter-finals

Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy is hopeful that defender Christopher Joyce, substituted with a knee injury on Saturday, will soon be back in action.

Waterford Crystal Cup

Cork won’t have it all their own way, but have the confidence and the character to earn a perfect send-off to Páirc Uí Chaoimh

A couple in their 50s had to be brought to safety by mountain rescue volunteers after becoming lost in a dense rhododendron forest in the Knockmealdown mountains.

Cork 2-23 Clare 2-18

It might be time to dial the expectation levels right down for the clash of Cork and Clare today as realistically it just can’t match last September, or can it?

Cork hurlers welcome a new face to training tonight footballer Aidan Walsh finally linking up with Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s squad after months of speculation.

Eight points separated the teams back in June although Clare will point out they had eight goal opportunities in their defeat to Cork.

John Gardiner believes former Cork colleague Brian Murphy will be recalled for the All-Ireland final — and that he’ll put the shackles on rising Clare star Tony Kelly once again.

Locals are helping to conserve the terrain for future generations, says Dan MacCarthy

Cork legend Teddy McCarthy claims greed within the GAA has forced dual players like Eoin Cadogan into choosing one game over another.

It was June 2006, the build-up to the Munster senior hurling final in Semple Stadium between Cork and Tipperary, Lar Corbett was talking about a young neighbour of his.

Kilkenny legend Eddie Brennan fears that James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick may be the one player the All-Ireland champions simply cannot do without.

They’ll be on opposite teams and opposite sides of the pitch in Semple Stadium on Sunday in the final round of this year’s Allianz Hurling League, but John O’Brien (Tipp) and Cathal Naughton (Cork) were all comradely smiles in the most unlikely setting of Mitchelstown Caves yesterday as they posed for a few publicity pictures.

JIMMY BARRY-MURPHY didn’t dawdle when the call came.

A GROUP of 12 hill walkers are lucky to be alive following a dramatic rescue on the Galtee mountains in Tipperary.

Between hurling and football,I suppose you could say we were very fit, but you had a dilemma to try and pace yourself or play as hard and as long as you could

A FAMILY of four were found safe and well late on Sunday night after becoming lost while hiking on the Galtee mountains in Tipperary.

Pat McGrath of Waterford (father of current stars Ken and Eoin) and Johnny Crowley of Cork, five-times All-Ireland winner, met many times on the field of play. They were reunited again this week ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Waterford, in the company of Diarmuid O’Flynn.