Cork trio apologise for actions in Thurles saga but then let fly

“AS everybody knows, we as players have had differences with Mr Murphy in the past; however we want to thank him sincerely for the way he represented us over the course of this process.

He, along, with Gerald McCarthy, Dr Con Murphy, Jerry Wallis and the rest of the Cork management team and county board, showed amazing loyalty to us, a loyalty we appreciate very much and will not forget.

“From what we saw of his representations, at every level, they could not have been unsuccessful if justice had been done. However — and whether Nickey Brennan or Liam Mulvihill or any other parties so concerned about discipline like it or not — there was no fairness involved in this from the beginning, in our view. Furthermore, to patronise members of the GAA by saying that the emergency meeting on Saturday next is unrelated to our recent disciplinary dealings is incredible and fools nobody.