Anthony Daly: Cork will show Pat and the Ryans how much they mean to them

At times, I find myself wondering if some of us just place too much emphasis or importance on hurling.

Cork face Kilkenny in the Allianz Hurling League on Saturday evening at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It will surely have been the last thing on Pat Ryan's mind this week. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

We had planned to have our AGM of Camán Racing on Thursday night in the Woodlands Hotel in Adare, but as soon as I heard about the sad passing of Ray Ryan on Tuesday, I rang Mark Landers to knock it on the head.

It was done out of respect for the Ryan family, but, being honest, I was really upset by the news of a young man losing his life at just 43. No words can describe it. No words can take away the intolerable pain and suffering attached to such a tragedy.