Ryan’s clear thinking dismisses clash row

THE AIRWAVES were full all last week of a “major controversy” over the clash of the Cork county SFC final and the Ladies Football decider in Croke Park.

It sounded as if the outbreak of hostilities was imminent – “speculation” was rife that the county football final was either going to be brought forward to Saturday or postponed altogether.

It wasn’t until Eamon Ryan, that great and sensible coach of the Cork Ladies football team, was interviewed on Friday evening that we got it straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.