No winter break in drive to keep Cork's Páirc pitch perfect

If Páirc Uí Chaoimh is now the best pitch in the country, it takes constant work to keep it that way

Colin O' Brien of Cork prepares to take a free during the Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Hurling U20 Championship Final match between Cork and Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

At the end of the recent Munster U20 final between Cork and Tipperary the plaudits flew for the playing surface in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The best in the country, said one Munster Council official, and there were few minded to contradict him.