JUST AFTER 7PM, with the Croke Park grounds’ staff hard at work and the seagulls circling, the victorious Cork camogie team re-emerged with the O’Duffy Cup. Now, they were back out on the pitch with their precious cargo, smiling for a team photo as they broke out in song. The scene was worth a thousand post-match words, but matched up to the first ones Ger Manley uttered as Cork’s All-Ireland winning manager. I was involved in hurling teams most of my life… this is probably the best team I’ve coached. U23s like Ava Fitzgerald, long-serving stalwarts such as Ashling Thompson lining out in her 11th All-Ireland final after an injury nightmare.