Seamus Harnedy left sick bed to join Cork in battle for survival

Cork hurler Seamus Harnedy welcomed the end of the Leesiders’ losing sequence in the league with their relegation play-off win over Galway on Sunday.

“Definitely, it was great to get the monkey off the back. It would have been great earlier in the league to get a win against Kilkenny, but we got hit with a sucker punch late on that night. It was tough to get back going after that but we knew we’d be either going to Thurles or Salthill (for the relegation game).

“We knew that’d be a tough match - we had the same experience back in 2013, so we knew what was involved. Every team wants to preserve their Division 1A status, and we’re delighted to have maintained that for next year.”