Macroom relieved to put painful memories to bed

FOR a proud club which won the last of ten Cork senior football titles back in 1962, an intermediate championship success represents significant progress for a modern generation of Macroom players and supporters – all the more so since it marks the end of 20 years of effort.

Macroom relieved to put painful memories to bed

Yesterday in Páirc Uí Chaoimh was all about celebrating the moment and looking to the future with renewed optimism. Yes, they wasted chances in both halves and needed the rub of the green to survive a powerful Kildorrery challenge, but that was quickly forgotten about in the after-glow of victory.

Team captain Fintan Goold, who has experienced the lows at club and county levels, best articulated those feelings.

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