Tim O’Mahony setback for Cork hurlers

The Cork senior hurling management may have to plan for the early rounds of the championship without Newtownshandrum’s Tim O’Mahony, who picked up a suspected fractured elbow over the weekend.

Newtown beat Kanturk in their local championship opener but O’Mahony’s injury means Cork may have to plan without the rangy defender, who lined out at centre-back for the Rebels in several NHL games this spring. Further details on O’Mahony’s injury are expected this week.

Meanwhile, Cork football manager Ronan McCarthy outlined Brian O’Driscoll’s injury woes at yesterday’s Munster GAA launch, but the Douglas clubman had better news of long-term injury concern Brian Hurley yesterday.