Ben O'Connor preparing for a Cork hurling derby date with a difference

Midleton open up their 2020 Cork Premier SHC campaign against Sarsfields on Friday night

Midelton boss Ben O'Connor

For an east Cork derby bring in a north Cork legend.

The call from Midleton lit up Ben O’Connor’s phone a few months back, but the offer to coach the Magpies wasn’t perfectly timed. There was a baby on the way, O’Connor had just finished a three-year stint with Charleville’s hurlers, and he was thinking of a break from coaching.