The next time Tomás Ó Sé meets Killian Young, he will require an ice-breaker. Should Cork break their 20-year Killarney duck, he needn’t come near his former team-mate at all.

Cork football selector Ronan McCarthy responded last night to criticism from former Kerry star Tomás Ó Sé and former Cork footballer James Masters, saying that the Rebel players and management had not allowed recent comments to become a distraction as they prepare for the Munster final against Kerry on Sunday week.

Tomás Ó Sé gives Cork little hope of turning over Kerry in the Munster final on July 5, and says the Rebels are more untrustworthy than Mayo.

Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé described the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports as ‘reckless.’