O’Neill backs youngsters to step up to plate

NEW Cork hurling captain Shane O’Neill insists there’s sufficient young talent in the county to fill the vacancy left by Sean Óg Ó hAilpín.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Fintan O’Toole

The 33-year-old won’t be lining out for Cork in 2011 after his 15-year inter-county career came to an end in October.

“There’s no doubt that any team would miss a guy like Sean Óg because he’s been one of Cork’s best players since he started out in 1996,” said O’Neill, who was recently handed the captain’s armband by manager Denis Walsh.

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<p>eir Ambassador Darragh Fitzgibbon of Cork pictured in Croke Park marking eir’s continued support of the GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and the fourth year of the Poc Tapa Challenge, a competition open to every GAA club in the country, where the fastest team wins €5,000 for their club and the chance to play in Croke Park on semi-final day. To enter, visit @eir.Ireland on Instagram. eir is recognised by Open signal as having Ireland’s No.1 5G network coverage. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile</p>

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