John Fogarty: Dual players thriving in split season

The proliferation of dual clubs advancing in their respective championships is clearly evident and, in many cases, owes to the split season

DUAL STAR: St. Finbarr's Brian Hayes is one of several dual players going for Cork county titles in both hurling and football. Pic: Eddie O'Hare

By the sounds of it, Ger Cunningham and Paul O’Keeffe will be rounding up their St Finbarr’s men à la Tommy Shelby before his wedding reception. Only, their message won’t be “no fighting” but “no double talk”. 

Seeing as they are first up on Sunday week and haven’t lifted the Seán Óg Murphy Cup in nearly 30 years, avoiding such chatter will be paramount to Cunningham and his hurlers, four of which started for the footballers on Sunday, the three Cahalane brothers lining out for Castlehaven.