The bright side of sport: Kildare deserve more praise after beating Cork

Three games were played at Thurles last weekend, two of those set the talking points for the week and one county led the discussion, writes Steve Neville.

Yes, the Cork meltdown in hurling and football has led to a multitude of questions about the hunger of the Rebel players, management and the under-age section.

And fair enough. It has been a long time since a Championship went by without seeing either Cork team playing in Croke Park.