A grudge held for 25 years by a hurler over being denied a place in a North Cork final which led to him attacking a man last year was described by a judge as a moment of madness in an otherwise blemish-free life.

A grudge which festered for 25 years in a hurler who was denied a place in a North Cork final for Kildorrery boiled over on the sideline of a recent match when he punched the man he blamed and shouldered his wife.

THE final of the Willie Barry Memorial Cork Open (coursed over the Ballinacurra preserves on Saturday and at Churchtown South yesterday) was an all family affair.