Former Mayo footballer Anthony Finnerty has hit back at Larry Tompkins’ claims that James Horan’s players "lack the stomach" to perform to their best on All-Ireland final day.

It’s hard not to get nostalgic as a Cork person in a week such as this, but it doesn’t necessarily mean getting all romantic either.

Larry Tompkins can still feel the hairs on his neck spike as sunlight bathed the tunnel leading to the pitch and a wall of noise was just seconds away.

It was actually 25 years ago this weekend.

After making himself noticed on Carrigaline teams which reached county minor football finals in 1995 and 1996, Nicholas Murphy found himself coming to the attention of Cork senior manager Larry Tompkins.

What was the bravest coaching call, any sport?

FORMER Cork senior football boss Larry Tompkins is one game away from claiming his first county title as a manager after his Mitchelstown side overcame Courcey Rovers 1-4 to 0-6 in dramatic fashion in the Cork JAFC semi-final in Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

THE city centre bar belonging to Cork football legend turned publican Larry Tompkins has been fined €2,500 for housing undeclared cross-border bottles of spirits.

THE MOUNTAIN top may be in sight, but there’s plenty of hard climbing to be done yet. Cork’s ousting of Kerry in last month’s Munster semi-final has pushed them front and centre in the All-Ireland football betting markets, but it’s also exposed them to closer and more unforgiving scrutiny.

GEORDIELAND and Sixties Icon could be set for a fascinating clash in the CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Mark Tompkins is confident Gee Dee Nen’s Shergar Cup victory should be enough for him to work his way into the weights for next week’s totesport Ebor at York.

LARRY TOMPKINS finally met his match at the weekend, as his long-time partner Orla Fegan joined Cork’s All-Ireland-winning football captain at the altar.