Whelahan: “Rome wasn’t built in a day”

THE cobwebs and accumulated dust of the long winter lay-off was very evident in this Allianz NHL opener in chilly Limerick yesterday, as both the new-look home side and an equally-experimental Cork team struggled to find any kind of hurling fluency.

Cork 0-14 Limerick 1-9

A large and enthusiastic crowd of over 6,000 had turned up with the Limerick fans eager to see the efforts of new manager Padjoe Whelahan while the Cork supporters were anxious that the improvement shown last year would be maintained.