UCC won’t split Buckley’s loyalties

DR CROKES’ midfielder Johnny Buckley won’t be lining out for UCC in today’s Higher Education Division 1 League semi-final.

Ten days out from their Munster club SFC final against the Killarney club, the university face NUI Maynooth in Carlow’s Dr Cullen Park this afternoon. However, Buckley, a UCC student and a major contributor to their Cork county success before concentrating solely on Dr Crokes’ ambitions, won’t be on the team.

“It’s a no-brainer for us,” said college selector Dr Con Murphy. “A player’s home club is a player’s home club and we wouldn’t get in the way of that.”