Culture club: Castlehaven's young stars leading from the front, says Collins

“We are kinda left to our own devices with the gym. The way they lead that and take responsibility for it is great to see and it makes our job as the older guys very easy."

ONE FOR ALL: St Finbarr's John Wigginton Barrett surrouned by Castlehaven's Johnny O'Regan,Thomas O'Mahony Jamie Walsh, Jamie O'Driscoll and Mark Collins during the Cork  Premier SFC semi-final at SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Cathal Maguire recently remarked to this writer how incredibly fortunate they are down in Castlehaven that Mark Collins is a retired Cork footballer.

Maguire’s point centred around the fact that when Castlehaven’s glorious 2023 season ended in the first week of 2024, their Cork panellists - himself included - immediately disappeared from the field in Moneyvollohane and weren’t to be seen around the place on a consistent basis until inter-county duties were no more.