Mark Collins: Three trips north to Ulster have bonded Cork

Mark Collins has attributed the tighter bond in the Cork camp to their three trips to Ulster this spring.

Their away record reads two wins and a narrow defeat with one final journey to come, which will be the longest when they face Derry in Owenbeg next month.

After such upheaval in the panel last year, where there were mass retirements, Collins feels the bus rides and overnight stays in their Enniskillen base have strengthened the morale within the group.