An acceptance that something has to be done, but an instinctive resistance to the idea of staging club championship matches without county players. “I think it’s ridiculous to ask any county player not to play in the championship with their club. And think it will start a debate in other countries.”Former Cork player and selector Diarmuid O’Sullivan believes the Cork championships are ‘dying a death’ and need a ‘radical overhaul’. "There's no doubt in my mind that the Cork County Championship is in need of a radical overhaul. “The club championship in Cork needs rescuing because it's been dying a death.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2019 16:18 UTC