You’ll never walk alone

THOUSANDS thronged the South Mall in Cork last night to welcome home the defeated All-Ireland senior hurling finalists.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2003 - 01:00
Michael Ellard

According to county board chairman Jim Forbes, the reception was “truly amazing”.

Team coach Donal O’Grady described it as “the biggest welcome a losing Cork team in any code has received during my lifetime.”

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