O hAilpín says Cork’s strike scars are healing

CORK star Sean Óg O hAilpín says he is softening in his attitude towards the players that ex-manager Gerald McCarthy brought in to play for Cork in the National Hurling League last year.

O hAilpín and his fellow 2008 panellists would not play for McCarthy last year but Cork were still able to field a team before the dispute was settled.

“Don’t get me wrong, the last strike was cruel and the scars are still there and maybe they will never go away, but I do think that good will come out of it. I might not be around to get the benefits but others will and that was one of the main reasons we took a stand.