Hard sells and hard hats at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

They had hard hats and soft figures at the construction site that will become the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh, but the person who will juggle the roster for use of only two pitches may need the hardest hat of all.

Not to mention a flak jacket.

The appointment of a stadium manager is surely the most pressing item in the steering committee’s stacked in-tray. It is fundamental in ensuring this bright new dawn for Cork GAA isn’t hobbled by a lack of grass for their teams. Only one thing ensues: Tension.