The Big Interview with Mark Foley: 'I joked that I should have spread that 2-7 over a couple of seasons'

Mark Foley recalls the 1990 Munster final and one of the most remarkable scoring displays in the famed decider

Mark Foley of Cork in action against Gerry McInerney of Galway during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final between Cork and Galway in 1990. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

In the summer of 1987 Mark Foley and Tom Kingston hit for Slane and David Bowie. They didn’t have tickets but so what? The Cork youngsters, a couple of years out of minor, felt the atmosphere up in Meath would make the trip worthwhile.

They dropped in on another gig on the way back home. The atmosphere was pretty good there, too.