Aisake keeping feet on the ground

WHAT a difference 70 minutes makes.

Long and loud were the calls to drop Aisake O hAilpín from Cork’s starting 15 after his stuttering performance against Galway in the NHL final. Whither now the critics?

A stunning display on the edge of the square against Tipperary two weekends ago was enough to see him named Vodafone hurler of the month for May yesterday and GAA president Christy Cooney even mentioned him in the same breath as Ray Cummins.