As a Waterford man I wish Sean Og all the best in retirement. Always played the game in the right spirit. Best of luck lad! Laochra Gael.

Totally agree. Loved watching him play, always ferocious and fair. Always there to promote hurling and to stand up against injustice from Old Outdated Ireland. Along with Jason Sherlock, GAA benefited from their image of being Gaels and being different, exactly how the real Ireland is.
Will always have the utmost respect for him for standing up against committee men and every player has benefited from this.
Thanks for the memories and I’m a Dub

Charging clubs travel expenses and overnight accommodation as well as appearance fees us giving his time freely is it?

so u expect players to travel the length of Ireland on their own dime???your a bitter little man if that’s all u can say about him,and regarding the strike were u on the panel?? do u know what went on behind the scene??because if u weren’t keep your ill mannered comments to yourself

Firstly, are people not entitled to an opinion outside the glorious people’s republic? Secondly, I know of many players that travel as you say “on their own dime” to distribute medals and promote the game. I’m not having a go at the man at all he’s more than entitled to earn a few quid, he more than deserves it for all his hard work and efforts in the field over the years, my issue is the fact that he’s being deified as a holier than thou hero and we should be objective in our praise. Thirdly, I was disgusted that that whole panel went on strike, it was in my OPINION an incorrect course of action and wasn’t honourable and in the spirit of the game. A manager should be respected irregardless of whether you agree with him or not. The problem in Cork was the county board a problem to the best of my knowledge still unresolved. Finally, please try and keep your comments objective and stop with the juvenile and febrile insults cheers

gerry for the record im a laois man ……..and sorry u still didn’t answer my two points…….so u my friend should keep your tipp biased view to yourself cheers

How do you answer points or do you mean questions? You asked 3 by the way not 2. Again, as I’ve repeated now on numerous occasions read my earlier comments in which I acknowledge the talent and achievements of a very fine player. I was not in the cork panel but have a few friend that were at the time so I have a little bit if an insight. I also have a few friends that hurled for cork during the strike and were discarded once the strike was over, that in my opinion is not fair treatment nor does it illustrate the players rights that the strike aimed to achieve.

Poisonous? For having an opinion? Some people don’t like the truth. If you actually read my earlier comments I acknowledge the fact that he was a tremendous hurler and athlete, there needs to be objectivity though not through red and rebel spectacles

he is a troll

A fine athelete more so than a fine hurler. Junno like. Patrick, it’s a Cork thing perhaps these defections/complexes – Roy Keane, Cork Hurlers, Cork Footballers, Stephen Ireland. The term Rebel County makes me laugh, is that because they shot our most famous one? – Collins.

Darragh Im Cork. Can you explain? Rebel county & Collins Im unsure you understand.

Well done to Sean Og. He gave a lot to Cork hurling.

Darragh Im Cork. Can you explain? Rebel county & Collins Im unsure you understand.

Well done to Sean Og. He gave a lot to Cork hurling.

Darragh Im Cork. Can you explain? Rebel county & Collins Im unsure you understand.

Well done to Sean Og. He gave a lot to Cork hurling.

Ridiculous comment Daragh…this is about celebrating the career of a great player and not Michael Collins..

He is a legend. Wont have too much competition for Fiji’s greatest GAA player :)

Well said Patrick. A very very fine hurler and athlete but the way that he and others conducted themselves was quite poor.
1. The strike that he was instrumental in orchestrating was to do with a manager and the selection of selectors, what happened to the fine hurlers who lined out for Cork during the national league when they decided that the strike was over?
2. When his brother was dropped from the Cork panel, which was and always should be a managers choice, he made himself in available and then claimed thathe was hard done by.

Again, a great player but let himself and

Thankfully that’s just in your mind jerry. The man was nothing but a positive influence on Gaa and a positive influence on young people in cork and throughout the country. What an incredible example he always showed on and off the field. Thanks for sharing your ignorance, jealousy and negativity with us though

Painful corkonian bias yet again