Sun god smiles on job very well done at Turner's Cross

With the sun blazing down on a splendid looking Turner’s Cross for yesterday evening’s international between the Republic of Ireland and Belarus, one couldn’t help but feel not only pride in being Irish, but pride in being from Cork.

The old ground has seen some great days in the past; from Munster Senior Rugby Cup finals (where Éamon de Valera became the only President to score a penalty at the ’Cross), to Ireland B’s defeat of England ahead of Italia 90, up to that famous night in 2005 when Cork City bid farewell to the ‘Shed’ with the league trophy and most of the players in the stand!

It’s finest occasion, however, must have been last night’s game, hosting only the third senior international seen on the banks of the Lee, and it was a particularly proud day for those who worked so hard to make it happen.