Cork football star O'Rourke passes away

FORMER Cork and Dohenys footballer Colman O'Rourke passed away this week. He was a regular with Cork seniors in the 1970s.

He played half forward on the team that lost to Kerry in the Munster final of 1976 on the opening of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

He also played Under-21 with the county in 1974 and his first appearance at senior level was in a NFL game against Dublin in the 1974/75 campaign.