Good year for football, great year for Cork

IT has been a very good year for the game of football and one that the Cork team and followers will never forget.
Tue, 21 Sep, 2010 - 01:00
Seán Kelly

Having waited 20 years, a Cork captain finally climbed the Hogan Stand steps to collect the Sam Maguire.

It was a fitting and deserved ending to a great year for Conor Counihan’s men.

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