Aisake shows he can be a match winner

THE cover of the match programme in O’Connor Park on Saturday night for Cork-Offaly was significant.

The cover photograph featured Offaly’s full-back David Kenny soloing with the ball, with a superimposed Aisake O hAilpín, looking fiercely determined, just behind him. This picture featured the battle which decided the game.

Aisake had been one of Cork’s better forwards against Tipp; though he didn’t get enough of the ball that day, when any ball came his way he troubled the experienced Paul Curran.