BILLED as “the closest family home in Cork city to the Statue with front and rear gardens” is Clyda, the first house seen on entering Cork’s Sidney Park.

HE’S reinvented himself and hung in there when few others believed it was worth his while. So is Clyda’s Clydesdale Paudie Kissane finally about to get his just reward? He spoke to sports editor Tony Leen

CORK defender Paudie Kissane insists they are ready to embrace theAll-Ireland qualifiers after last Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final defeat against Kerry, but admits that not discovering the identity of their opponents until six days beforehand will make their second round qualifier tie on July 10 a tricky proposition.