Barry-Murphy: 'Brian Hayes is a fabulous footballer, as well as hurler. He'd be on any inter-county panel'

Brian Hayes scored 3-3 for the Barrs as they defeated Éire Óg Ennis to reach the Munster Club SFC final where they will face Dingle. 

St Finbarr's players Brian Hayes and John Wigginton Barrett. Barrs selector Jimmy Barry-Murphy said his side's management were "delighted" with Wigginton Barrett's performance in the Munster semi-final. Pic: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

Jimmy Barry-Murphy is in no denial about the day of the inter-county dual player being dead and gone. But if conditions ever facilitated its return, he knows that Cork have a ready-made poster boy in Brian Hayes.

A Cork senior footballer before he ever started picking up inter-county hurling accolades, Hayes’ 3-3 was the headline act in the Barrs' successful progression to a ninth Munster Club football final.