SECONDS after the final whistle sounded to signal Cork’s All-Ireland hurling triumph in 1990, football manager Billy Morgan felt a tug on his sleeve.

Cork forward Paul McGrath talks to Éamonn Murphy about the joy of the Double in 1990 and the highs and lows of his career at every level{element}THE steel and resolve that drove Cork to All-Ireland glory in 1989 and ‘90 was forged in the crucible of ...

In an extract from his autobiography, ‘Believe: The Lary Tompkins Autobiography’, written with Denis Hurley, the Cork captain tells of the pressure ahead of the final, how the team dealt with it during the clash with Meath and the glorious return to ...

THE stars certainly aligned for Shea Fahy in the 1990 All-Ireland final triumph over Meath.

IT IS one of the great sights in Irish sport, a packed Hill 16 on All-Ireland final day. Cork supporters took it over 30 years ago for the 1990 showdown with archrivals Meath and their presence helped calm the nerves of one player in particular.

TO be successful in any sporting arena, the importance of those directing affairs from the sideline cannot be stressed enough. As they say, behind every good team is an equally good management team.

AS fine days go, it was hard to top. A haul of 2-7 from play and a Man of the Match bauble after firing Cork to a huge upset against the All-Ireland champions.

STRAIGHT from the horse’s mouth. Kevin Hennessy confirms the moment at half-time in the All-Ireland hurling final of 1990 when his remark to the Cork coach, Canon Michael O’Brien might well have changed the course of history.

THIRTY years on from playing a starring role in the Munster and All-Ireland hurling campaigns of 1990, Sean O’Gorman was on the sideline for Milford in the recent Cork County IHC, driving on the club that means so much to him.

THIS sounds a strange question, but there’s method to it. Where were you at 4.

MIDLETON’S breakthrough as a powerful force in Cork club hurling in the ’80s led to a number of their players gaining inter-county recognition.

JUST as Larry Tompkins was preparing to accept the Sam Maguire Cup from GAA President John Dowling after the 1990 All-Ireland football final, Ger Canning summed up the magnitude of what Cork had just achieved in his TV commentary.