Never forget the heroes who made 1,000 games possible

Missing out on last night’s 1,000th Cork City league game was all the more painful because my first ever Cork City league game was also a win over Galway United at Turner’s Cross.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2015 - 00:00

John Riordan

That was an entirely different sort of occasion.

A mild Sunday afternoon, back in the days of the 2pm kick-off and one which was heralding many more to come.

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