John Fogarty: No home comforts for Cork and Mayo

Discommoding Kieran Kingston’s Cork hurlers, even if only slightly, in a snakepit of a Munster SHC will not sit well with some. And if Keith Ricken’s championship debut as senior football manager comes against Kerry in a Munster semi-final and it has to be moved to Killarney?

Ed Sheeran's residence in Páirc Uí Chaoimh next April likely means Cork’s senior hurlers and footballers will have to look elsewhere for a home venue. Picture: Dan Linehan

Cork’s senior hurlers may consider themselves The A Team in the county but All Of The Stars are aligned for Ed Sheeran next April and so his residence in Páirc Uí Chaoimh likely means they will have to look elsewhere for a home venue.

It may turn out to be a short skip up the Monahan Road to Páirc Uí Rinn for one of their two home Munster SHC round robin games but the inconvenience won’t go unnoticed. Money will be lost and supporters prevented from attending a game on their own doorstep.