CORK’S winter federation meeting, held in Burnfort Primary School a fortnight before Christmas, was hosted by Mourne Abbey ICA, who describe themselves as a guild with a big heart — with plenty of justification.

THE clash between this year’s semi-finalists Carbery Rangers and 2009 champions Clonakilty is the highlight in the draw for the first round of next year’s Cork SFC.

A NUMBER of months ago, I wrote here on the subject of potholes, and in doing so, I kicked up a proper stink. I tore into those in authority, and left no stone unturned as I rampaged on about their failure in sorting out the crater-ridden tracks that are our rural roads.