A clear picture on the dispute

TODAY’S Irish Examiner/RED C poll provides us with a clear picture of how the people on the street in Cork City and county feel the dispute has been handled by all parties.

The poll, taken a week after the interim resolution of the crisis, is a robust and representative measure of all adults aged 18+, sampled in a wide number of locations across County Cork. As such, it provides clear representation of both loyal and more occasional supporters’ views within the Cork area.

More than two in five (41%) believe Frank Murphy and the Cork County Board to be primarily responsible for the latest impasse. In contrast, Gerald McCarthy is blamed by just 15% and the Cork hurlers themselves by just 14% of all adults. Nearly one in five also believe the best way to avoid future strikes is for the Cork secretary to step down, with 18% stating this should happen.