Plenty to gladden Rebel hearts

I WAS in Páirc Uí Chaoim hearly for this match yester-day, and as the music played, a rich selection of Cork songs, the thought struck me – is this the only county in Ireland where the people are homesick even when they’re at home?

They were definitely at home yesterday, with a good crowd in the park, in fine voice during the game and in better voice at the final whistle. And why not? Cork have to be encouraged after this display.

This wasn’t your run-of-the-mill league game, certainly not reflective of the kind of matches we’ve seen up to now.