Blow for Cork as four players opt out of John Cleary's 2025 panel

OPTING OUT: Cork's Steven Sherlock, who is stepping away from the Rebels camp. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Cork’s senior footballers will be down four players next season due to inter-county retirements and unavailability.

Killian O’Hanlon and John O’Rourke have played their final games for the county as they have decided to retire, while inside forwards Steven Sherlock and Damien Gore are taking a year out.