Young players drove Treaty over the line

I was in Páirc Uí Rinn early yesterday, primarily to get a good seat and to sample the atmosphere. I’m not really a football fan, but I was there for all of the Cork-Down match.

I had a small investment in the game, too, because the result could have heavily impacted on the Clare footballers’ fate in Cusack Park. Cork needed to get a win or a draw to keep Clare up.

With 59 minutes gone, Paul Kerrigan kicked a beautiful point off his left foot to put Cork ahead by 1-10 to 0-10. A cheer went up. A father and his young son were sitting behind me.