Cork hurlers have unbelievable support but what about getting behind camogie and ladies football teams?

I felt sorry for anyone who was on the road to Dublin last Sunday week and wasn’t heading to the Cork v Limerick All-Ireland hurling semi-final at Croke Park.

At times it was like a car park and the average speed varied from 30 to 50 miles per hour. The Portlaoise toll took on average more than 30 minutes to get through as fans of both counties headed in their thousands to Croker.

It was a joy to see a sold-out headquarters for a semi-final and there are few combinations of counties that could do this, but the Rebels v the Treaty City is one of those combinations.

It took around four-plus hours to get up and down from Dublin, a journey that normally takes just over two hours. But ask Cork supporters are they willing to do it all again on Sunday and the answer will be a simple yes.

The support for the Cork hurlers and the bond with their fans stretches back many years and will stretch for many more into the future.

They travelled in their thousands and have no doubt could fill Croker on their own for the final. This bond in unbreakable and one to be treasured. But we must also remember that there are two other senior sides and one intermediate that deserve support from Cork GAA fans in the coming weeks.

The Cork ladies footballers along with senior and intermediate camogie sides are all in semi-final action in the coming weeks as they also bid for All-Ireland glory.

Wouldn’t it be great to see the same type of support for the women’s sides, after all they have been the most successful Gaelic games ones in Cork over recent years.

So maybe those travelling to Croker on Sunday could leave a day earlier and head to Tullamore on Saturday to support the Cork ladies footballers as they take on Galway in the TG4 All-Ireland semi-final, throw-in 5pm.

TURNAROUND

Like the hurlers in the championship they had a poor start to the season but turned it around and now find themselves one game away from the final on the August bank holiday weekend.

A week later and the two camogie sides will be in action, with the senior side facing Dublin at Nowlan Park on Saturday, July 27 and the intermediate team playing at Semple Stadium.

It’s crazy that the two sides are in action in different venues on the same day, but these were the venues set out for the semis long before Cork reached both.

It would be a remarkable achievement if both were the reach their respective camogie finals again and the work that Donie Daly and his team have put in with the intermediate squad cannot be underestimated.

It’s a credit to him and all involved to have reached this stage and with a little luck they can go all the way and hopefully we will have two sides in action come camogie finals day at headquarters.

So let’s get out there and show support for the ladies teams as well and who knows we might have four All-Ireland cups making their way to Leeside in the coming weeks.