Walsh would consider dual Cork role

Aidan Walsh has dropped a major hint that he may be prepared to line out for both Cork’s senior footballers and hurlers next year.

The Kanturk man has already spoken to new football manager Brian Cuthbert, who is believed to be open to the idea of sharing his midfielder.

“I suppose he can kind of understand why I would like to try it if I was able for it,” said Walsh. “Yerra, I suppose I’ve to wait and see if Jimmy [Barry-Murphy] gives me a ring first to see if he wants me. I can’t be jumping to conclusions.”

Walsh described as “utter lies” the speculation he and Ciarán Sheehan were in training with the hurlers in the build-up to the replay. “There were people coming up to saying they were putting money on me to get first goal in the final. I was saying, ‘work away’. No.”

The 23-year-old said he’d likely try his hand at making both senior teams for no more than a season or two.

“I suppose it was winning the All-Ireland [U21] in ’09 that made me go football-wise but hurling, I suppose, if I was to try and do the dual I’d try to do it for a year or two and see how it goes. I suppose the way it’s gone, it’s nearly impossible. I’ll see, I have a few more years to think about it.”