O’Grady saves smiles for later

DURING a game, Cork senior hurling manager Donal O’Grady does not look like a man enjoying himself, his face a twisted mass of pain and anguish with each passing minute.

"I wouldn't say I take pleasure in it," he freely admits. "Fellas talk about the enjoyment of the game, but any big game you're involved in, there's very little enjoyment or even satisfaction.

"That comes afterwards, if at all, depending on the result, whether you felt you did a good job. The satisfaction on the job itself is in the camaraderie. When you're in the thick of it you don't actually even get the time to think about enjoying yourself.