Cork County Board teams up with players for golf fundraiser

IT’S official. Cork’s senior hurling and football teams are working in harmony with the county board after their much-publicised feud before Christmas on the issue of player welfare.

As part of the board's commitment to what they describe as "covering unusual expenditure and enhancing the teams' image", they have organised two golf classics for next month which they hope will raise up to €60,000.

Announcing details of the events, to be held in Powerscourt Golf Club in Co Wicklow on May 26 and Muskerry Golf Club in Cork the following day, Cork chairman Jim Forbes expressed his delight at the response from both sets of players, as well as the management, to date. Speaking at a reception in the offices of the Irish Examiner, media sponsors of the Cork classic which is sponsored by O2, Mr Forbes said he hoped the business community would respond in the manner which had been indicated to them during the time the controversy flared.