All of Cork GAA has got behind submerged Sars

The drainage system underneath the pitch was blown apart by the sheer force of water that covered it. Glass and other depositories from the floods have contaminated a once pristine playing surface. Worse still, some of the sinkholes are so big you’d fit a car in them.

Sarsfields’ clubhouse and grounds were destroyed by Storm Babet. It is hoped that the clubhouse will reopen at the weekend but restoring the remainder of their facilities could take more than a year to complete.

The hope is that the clubhouse bar will reopen this weekend. The first step in a long road back. A road that could take anything up to 16 months to travel and traverse.

Sars’ clubhouse bar last traded on the Tuesday night after their county hurling final win three weeks ago. The pints flowed that night. Storm Babet flowed the following afternoon.