A special trust fund of €1m has been set up for Liam Miller’s family from the funds generated by last month’s tribute match at Páirc Ui Chaoimh for the late Man Utd and Celtic soccer star.

Organiser of the Liam Miller tribute match and family friend Michael O’Flynn has said that there is interest in having the game televised, following the move by the GAA to open Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the game.

Cork people pride themselves on being a race apart. Whether or not you own a t-shirt with the People’s Republic in red and white on it, gentle reader, you are hardly unaware of this phenomenon.