Murphy wishes his successor well
December 10, 2018
Frank Murphy has held the Cork county board secretary's position since 1972
It will be the end of an era at next Saturday's Cork county convention when Frank Murphy steps down as secretary after 46 years.
A controversial figure, Murphy will be replaced by current Cork vice-chairman Kevin O'Donovan, who is a member of the Kilmeen-Kilbree club.
“I warmly congratulate Kevin on his appointment and wish him an abundance of happiness, job satisfaction and success,” Murphy writes in his annual report.
“He will be his ‘own man’ but any assistance or advice that he may require from me as he settles in to this onerous position will be readily available.”
Elsewhere in his final report, the outgoing secretary voices his concern about the impact inter-county activity is having on the club scene.
“While the new format of the provincial senior hurling championship was highly successful, it must be asked at what expense?
“It seriously impacted on the club championship scheduling in this county. It was impossible to fit in a number of rounds of the championships between inter-county fixtures. Even though the month of May was utilised for first-round county championship games, the knock-out rounds were played in too compact a period," he added.
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