Skilful Duhallow sound a warning

THERE were times at Inchigeelagh yesterday when Duhallow looked good, very good.

Playing their second Evening Echo Cork County SFC contest in seven days, they stormed all over last year’s beaten finalists Muskerry with a skilful first-half showing. Not even the early losses of the influential O’Sullivan brothers, Niall and Seamus, could interrupt their flow as they powered into a five point interval lead.

And when searching questions were asked of them in the second-half — when Muskerry shook off their lethargy to come within two points entering the final 15 minutes — the answers were all positive as three excellent points from Donncha O’Connor — one a sideline kick — two more from full-forward Niall Cronin and another from John Buckley killed off Muskerry.