Time to have a ball without the Rebel yell

A CHAMPIONSHIP without Cork is like a wedding without a bride — impossible to celebrate.

But before Rebels fans trade hat, scarves and headbands for Bananarama big hair bows, humming along to the chorus of Cruel Summer and not Amhrán na bhFiann, maybe they should look beyond the Atlantic Pond for summertime entertainment.

The first potential vacuum for Cork’s football supporters is June 8, when Cork take on the winners of Limerick/Tipperary in the Munster Senior Football Championship (SFC) semi-final. The second is June 15, when the Rebels take on Tipperary in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.