Long-serving Cork GAA medic Dr Con Murphy noted the symbolism of the gala tribute night in his honour in Cork’s City Hall last Saturday night, hoping it signals an era of harmony and cooperation between all parties with Cork GAA’s interests at heart.

After a 33-year wait, Andy Scannell will reside in Togher for the winter after the Barr’s deservedly overcame Duhallow in an excellent and enthralling contest in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday, writes Paddy Kelly.

Kevin McTernan, former St Finbarr’s goalkeeper and club stalwart.

Cork football always seems to have enjoyed flirting with crisis, controversy and chagrin, writes John Coleman.

Renewed appeals have been issued for information on the 2012 murder of a man in Cavan.

Matters to be resolved.

Next Friday there’s a lunch being held in Cork to commemorate the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest feats in the history of Irish sport, the All-Ireland senior double of 1990 won by the men in red and white.

Eoghan Cormican:

Niall Cahalane looks around the Cork football dressing room and offers insights into what made them men of history

Nothing or nobody lasts forever, but the premature taking of John Kerins and Michael McCarthy left a void their colleagues and family inevitably struggle with. But talking about them helps.

The GAA community in Castlehaven and Cork has been left shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Michael Burns, a member of the 1989 All-Ireland SFC-winning panel.

So, has it always been rugby with you?

TOO OFTEN, the Cork team which won the 1989 All-Ireland has had to gather together in sorrow rather than joy.

Cork County Board chairman Bob Ryan was forced to launch a vigorous defence of the decision to redevelop Páirc Uí Chaoimh at last night’s county board meeting.

During the week Larry Tompkins seemed to annoy a few people in Mayo with some observations about the western footballers and their quest for an All-Ireland.

In 1951, 14,000 salmon were caught on the River Lee between the draught nets and rods. In 1957, the inniscarra Hydro Scheme opened to generate electricity. In 1961, 141 salmon were caught.

The bush telegraph in Cork this week buzzed with speculation that Alan O’Connor was going to come out of retirement.

Two men remain in Garda custody this morning over the murder of a man in Cavan last year.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a former garda.

Gardaí are investigating whether a man fatally shot last Friday was the victim of a punishment attack that went too far.

A post mortem has today confirmed that John Kerins, the former garda shot dead in Co Cavan, received gunshot wounds to his upper body.

A post mortem is being carried out tonight on the body of a former Garda in his 40s shot dead in Cavan earlier.

At the end of Kerry’s ‘Golden Years’ era in 1986, the next four All-Ireland football championships were shared by Meath and Cork — the significance being that the Royals had been as good as wiped out in Leinster over the preceding 15 years, while the Rebels managed to escape the clutches of Kerry just once in 12 Munster final meetings.

Weary and running out of gas, the Kerry footballers and Cork hurlers met their Waterloo in the summer of ’87

I might as well admit it early doors and put it up on the table.

PACKIE BONNER was the first goalkeeper to stand out for Ken O’Halloran.

HE’S firmly established himself now as the pre-eminent netminder out Trabeg way, but Briain Morgan’s introduction to life between the sticks for Nemo Rangers was more an accident than an act of grand design.

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TWENTY YEARS is a long time in anyone’s life, particularly a sportsman. The Ireland of 1989 seems like a different planet given what we’ve experienced since.

ALAN QUIRKE is set to make a small bit of history in Killarney on Sunday by becoming only the fifth Cork goalkeeper to play in a Munster football final in 40 years.

ONE of the multitude of calls Sean Boylan received yesterday to acknowledge his exceptional contribution to Meath football for more than two decades was from former County Secretary Liam Creavin.

THE memory of former Cork football goalkeeper John Kerins is to be perpetuated by the organisation of a youth tournament in the four Garda districts in Cork, culminating in a ‘Festival of Football’ in Páirc Uí Rinn on May 15.

The Ireland Under 19 team & replacements to play their opening game in the IRB Under 19 World Championship against New Zealand Under 19 on Saturday, March 27 in Durban, South Africa has been named.

The Ireland Under 19 Squad will depart for Durban on Sunday March 21 and return on Wednesday April 14.

The Ireland U19 team to play Wales U19 on Friday at 7.30pm at Musgrave Park has been named.

The Ireland U19 squad from which the team and replacements to play Wales U19 on Friday 20 at 7.30pm at Musgrave Park, Cork has been named.