Relegated Na Piarsaigh pledge to 'get it right' as dual commitments take toll

LOOKING FOR OPTIONS: Na Piarsaigh’s Sean Paul Cooke challenged by Macroom’s Rory Buckley in the Cork Premier IFC relegation play-off. Pic: Howard Crowdy

Cork city's northside has been all too familiar with phases of financial recession over the decades, but in the sporting realm, it's another 'R' word that's depressing the area's GAA community - relegation.

Following last week's confirmation that Glen Rovers would not be playing top-tier hurling next season, it's the footballers of Na Piarsaigh now coming to terms with that sinking feeling. For a proud club playing top tier football championship eleven years ago, they now have the unenviable prospect of fourth tier football in 2024 following Sunday's relegation from the Premier IFC.