Cork hurlers brave ‘Cats Country’

HURLING aces Joe Deane and Mark Landers have shown they are true Rebels in every sense of the word.

The Cork aces yesterday braved it where many dare not go at the moment — into the very heart of ‘Cats Country’. The duo stood shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the Kilkenny players with whom they will do battle in Croke Park on Sunday week in their bid to make it three-in-a-row All Ireland hurling titles.

“It’s always great to come up to Kilkenny, particularly just over a week before the All-Ireland. I don’t think we’re too cheeky coming up here today,” Deane said as he and Landers officially opened the Freshco convenience shop on Kilkenny’s Dublin Road.