MY first encounter with Seán Óg O hAilpín in January 2003 as Cork hurling manager was an abrupt one – he was late for our first training session in the Old Mon Field and I had to tell him it wasn’t good enough.

THE CORK County Board is to proceed with development works at the Old Mon Field grounds in Knocknaheeny, according to the board secretary’s report for 2009, which also states that negotiations are ongoing regarding a centre of excellence adjacent to Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

THE CORK County Board is sitting on a €2 million allocation from Croke Park for a GAA centre of excellence in the county, with negotiations on a location for the centre with Cork City Council at a “delicate stage”, it emerged last night.

Liam Heffernan: the former Glenroe star has some hurling experience from his days at North Mon school before taking his role in Clash of the Ash.