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Mon 02 Feb 2009Determined Cork rise above the bickering
NHL DIVISION 1: Tipperary 2-15 Cork 0-9:NO DOUBT some of the protagonists in the sad and tiresome Cork hurling dispute were hopeful Saturday night in Thurles would be a low point – the mismatch for the senses. Instead it represented something of a turning point, when 15 determined young hurlers rose above the bickering and showed what dignity is all about.
One can only imagine what Seán Óg Ó hAilpín or Donal Óg Cusack must have thought as these unknowns fought so bravely, every step of the way, that in the end they were the only ones with their heads held high.
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