I know one Kerry woman says woman says of me ‘that fella is after turning’ in much the same way as people would talk after someone left the priesthood years ago’

PAT SPILLANE wouldn’t be the only native of Templenoe broadcasting his thoughts at Croke Park on Sunday.

Just before 4pm, Paudie Palmer, a 15-year veteran of local radio, will don his headset and for 70 minutes be the eyes to ears of listeners across the world for the third championship installment of Cork v Kerry this season.

There, though, the similarities end. While the Sunday Game host does little to hide his Kerryness, Palmer, the footballing voice of Cork County Sound, admits that he would love to witness a victory by his adopted home.