Murphy expresses ‘surprise’ at Cork All-Star snub

CORK GAA secretary Frank Murphy has expressed his disappointment at the All Star football committee’s failure to choose any of Conor Counihan’s forwards in this year’s selection.

While congratulating the four who were selected for accolades (Michael Shields, Graham Canty, Paudie Kissane and Aidan Walsh) Murphy has used his annual report to Saturday’s convention to query the snub to the attack line.

“The omission of a Cork forward was to say the least somewhat surprising,” wrote Murphy. Four of Counihan’s forwards were nominated for gongs — Paddy Kelly, Paul Kerrigan, Donncha O’Connor and Daniel Goulding.