O’Callaghan: Provincial title a burden not a bonus

CORK senior football selector Timmy O’Callaghan, while stressing Kerry were clearly the superior side, claimed that winning the provincial championship was now more of a hindrance than a help.

O’Callaghan was reacting to Cork’s crushing defeat against the Kingdom in the first of the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals on Sunday.

“I firmly believe the inter-provincial system is under serious threat now. If you look at the Munster championships, Clare and Kerry are now through to the All-Ireland finals without winning the Munster titles,” he said.