Bloodied and bandaged

After months of bitter disputes, Cork GAA must now lick its wounds and prepare for a perilous season ahead, writes Michael Moynihan.

LIGHT touches were in short supply on Thursday night in the Rochestown Park Hotel, when Kieran Mulvey of the LRC emerged from a well-earned meal following his arbitration hearing with the Cork County Board and player representatives.

The negotiator said he’d be issuing his adjudication the following morning, as he had an early flight. Reminded of the possibility of industrial action at Cork Airport, Mulvey’s response was inevitable: “One strike at a time...”