Cork queens’ medals hauls outshine a king

King Henry of Kilkenny may have 10, but dual stars Briege Corkery and Rena Buckley have 14 apiece, lest anyone be in any doubt as to who has the higher senior All-Ireland medal count.

It was this little piece of information that elicited the loudest cheer from the crowd that gathered last night to welcome home Cork’s peerless senior football team.

For the second time this year, the women stepped up to the mark to bring home another All-Ireland title, their ninth in the last 10, all under ‘The Master’, manager Eamonn Ryan.