Humble words from mighty stars

EVEN the statues must have known that something special was happening yesterday afternoon.

Crowds lined the streets from just after lunchtime and the busts of former Lords Mayor Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney looked on impassively. But they must have known.

The chants of "Keano, Keano" would have given the game away. The very real warmth and appreciation for Sonia O'Sullivan as she stepped out of her car would have sealed it. The closest Cork gets to sporting royalty, and both being rightly acclaimed in the one day.