John Bennett, whose death occurred yesterday, was an All-Ireland senior hurling medal winner with Cork in 1966 and a member of the Blackrock team which in 1956 reclaimed the county championship after a 25-year wait.

THE one remaining regular reader of this column will know of my love for Ballyhea, a love that has been sorely tested by a succession of personal rebuffs in recent years, the price regularly paid for being part of the large and passionate family that goes to make up any decent GAA parish.

AS a member of the Cork junior hurling team that won the All-Ireland championship in 1958 I am hoping to organise a reunion of all my surviving old teammates and the next of kin of those who have gone to their eternal reward.