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Caheragh man could feature against Tipperary but Walsh is doubt

When the cameras cut back to the RTÉ studio on Sunday morning after Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll had powered their way to European gold, Neville Maxwell described their performance as the best he had ever seen in a lightweight pair.

Denise Walsh had a battle on her hands to secure a deserved silver medal at the European Rowing Championships – and her latest battle was to wrestle her prized asset from the grasps of her father Tony earlier this week!

Paul Kerrigan has targeted Cork’s Munster SFC semi-final showdown against Tipperary on June 10th as the game to kick start the Rebels’ season.

It’s been a dream debut senior season with Cork City for Kealkill’s Connor Ellis who tells KIERAN McCARTHY that he is waiting in the wings for his big chance

‘I’ll look forward to sitting in the Hogan Stand, When you play with Cork in the All-Ireland’

On these very sports pages in March Mark O’Donovan described himself as a little more insane than your average rower – but there’s nothing mad about his latest statement.

This isn’t the first time that Mark O’Donovan has made national and international headlines.

Here's some advice for journalists across the country: when you’re talking to, or about, the O’Donovan brothers, don’t use the words ‘your customary slow start’ in the same sentence.