Walsh feels he must put hurling on long finger

It is a box he says he will tick one day but, for now, Aidan Walsh is content to knock back the opportunity to play senior hurling for Cork.

The talented dual player revealed he was approached about joining up with Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s hurling panel for 2013. But it was surely no great surprise to the hurling management that after a season which yielded his second football All Star award, he politely declined.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t the only one, and with Eoin Cadogan making the decision to terminate his dual status and stick solely with football, hurling has been dealt some big hits.