Ballinhassig are back at the big show, now it's about seizing the opportunity

Sunday, against Ballincollig, another generation of kids will begin to see what’s possible, get to wonder at how far they can raise the bar when they get the call. 

Ballinhassig’s James O’Callaghan battling with Cloyne’s Noel Cahill in the Cork PIHC semi-final. Pic: Jim Coughlan

THERE was a time when it felt like the whole world was glued to the Carrigaline Pipe Band, or more specifically, the men who marched behind them. If they weren’t, surely there was something wrong with them? 

Whether it was in Kinsale or Carrigaline, Riverstick or Minane Bridge, the sun always shined in September, and Sunday afternoons were far, far longer.