Mayors meet for 'clash of the ash' ahead of All-Ireland final

No serious injuries were reported after the minor border skirmish between the two politicians

HURLEYS AT HIGH NOON: Ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling final between Cork and Limerick, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Colm Kelleher and the Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr. Daniel Butler, battle it out at the Cork/Limerick Border. Pic: Brian Lougheed

After a week of online All Ireland banter, the mayors of Cork and Limerick met face-to-face on the border on Thursday and agreed to let their hurlers do the talking on Sunday.

Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Daniel Butler and the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Colm Kelleher, ran out on the Cork Limerick border, togged out in their respective county colours, mayoral chains and all, before raising hurleys above their heads for a friendly ‘clash of the ash’.