Cork, Kerry face up in cash clash

CORK hurlers and Kerry footballers have come up with a novel idea of boosting their respective fund-raising activities for upcoming holidays: they will meet in a floodlit senior football challenge at Pairc Ui Rinn next Sunday evening.

Cork Board Chairman, Jim Forbes, has ruled out suggestions that it will be a bit of ‘craic,’ commenting: “the Cork lads are up for it. It will be serious.”

Four of Cork’s All-Ireland winning hurling team - Sean Óg O hAilpin, Brian Corcoran, Tom Kenny and Diarmuid O’ Sullivan - have all represented the county at senior football championship level. A fifth, Timmy McCarthy, has limited National League experience.