Club form key for Seán Óg

SEÁN Óg Ó hAilpín’s declarations in the media that he was willing to return to the Cork senior hurling squad if there was a change of management and his club form for Na Piarsaigh were the key factors behind Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s decision to recruit the 2005 All-Ireland winning captain into his 2012 preliminary squad.

Ó hAilpín, who was omitted from former manager Denis Walsh’s plans this season, met with Barry-Murphy and was informed that he was part of the new management’s plans for the coming season.

“Through the media, we had learned that he was available and interested to play for Cork next year,” revealed Cork selector Kieran Kingston last night.