CORK coach Larry Tompkins has given his unequivocal backing to the decision of the Cork footballers to strike in pursuit of better conditions and facilities.

Cork-Kerry rivalry enters a new phase when they clash for the first time in the Bank of Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park today.

IT was a weekend of missed goal chances, come-backs and deadlocks, and a weekend which saw a tame end to Galway's All-Ireland reign.