Munster final win would be the tonic for Cronin

Pa Cronin has several photographs of himself with visiting Cork colleagues during a stint in hospital early last summer.

He was in there for 10 days with pneumonia and the gaunt figure in the photos continually reminds him of the toll it took on him.

Remarkably, he came on as a sub in the Munster semi-final just six days after being discharged and even scored a point in Cork’s win over Clare.