Feelgood factor in Cork delights Denis Ring

Over 8,000 in to see a minor match of a Monday evening, that’s pretty remarkable. Well, that’s Cork hurling for you. Or rather, that’s Cork hurling on the rise.

To throw some context on the 8,142 who paid in to watch the Munster MHC semi-final replay between Cork and Tipperary, that attendance out-scored the crowd of 6,292 who converged on O’Moore Park for the Leinster SHC semi-final meeting of Galway and Offaly. And that game was on a Sunday afternoon.

Another weekend fixture dwarfed by this minor game was the Munster SFC semi-final between Cork and Tipperary which attracted just 4,570 spectators.