John Fogarty: Cork's audacity of hope lights up winter

Maurice Shanley celebrates with Sean Meehan after Cork’s dramatic win over Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Cork were entitled to enjoy this win, having gone eight years without beating their great rivals, but Kerry will find defeat hard to stomach because they missed several big chances. Picture: Inpho/Lazlo Geczo

There was a touch of Wilmington, Delaware about Ballintemple, Cork on Sunday evening.

Nineteen hours after US president-elect Joe Biden’s drive-in acceptance speech was met with honks and cheers in his hometown in Delaware, the victorious Cork players leaving Páirc Uí Chaoimh were greeted with car horns and waving flags.