Valerie Mulcahy: Fresh thinking needed to go with new Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Last week, I joined the thousands who headed to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the first game since its redevelopment, all curious to see what the famous venue now looked like, writes Valerie Mulcahy.

I was not left disappointed by the final result. It is a superb facility both on and off the pitch and my hope now is that Cork’s female GAA stars will soon get a chance to play their games here in the near future.

As half-time approached in the Premier IHC game between Valley Rovers and Blarney I noticed the youngsters gathering for the interval matches featuring U8 players from both clubs.