What are Kilkenny up to?

With the end of the cork dispute (enough said on that one), it was decided by the hierarchy of the GAA that Cork should forfeit the Allianz National League points to the opponents that they failed to meet in the first two rounds of the Leagues, Meath and Dublin in football and Kilkenny and Waterford in hurling. To me that's a copout -the decision was taken earlier that if 2 consecutive games were to be missed then you were thrown out of league and relegated.
Cork have also been fined €400 per game unfulfilled - WOW what a deterrant!!
Then low and behold Kilkenny offered to play their game with Cork - this was subsequently rejected by the GAA - and rightly so.
So why did KK do this?
1. They felt sorry for poor Cork?
2. They were hungry for some gate receipts?
3. GAA President and KK man Nicky Brennan, bowing to pressure from powerful Cork, pushed the KK county board into it?
4. It was all Cody's idea - not to give Cork any psychological edge in the KK attempt at the 3 in a row year?

I'd have to go for the last one myself!!

Brendan Hughes RIP

Born October 1948; died February 16 2008.
A true great republican.

Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dilis

NHL Results 16/2/08

NHL Results:

Allianz NHL Division 2A

Kerry 4-7 Wicklow 1-11

Allianz NHL Division 2B

Down 2-22 Armagh 0-12
Carlow 2-15 Meath 1-13
Derry 3-11 London 0-9

Allianz NHL Division Three

Donegal 1-20 Louth 3-8

Allianz NHL Division Four

Cavan 1-9 Fermanagh 1-14
Monaghan 2-10 Down South 3-3

National Hurling League Results

Allianz NHL Division 1A
Waterford 3-8 Wexford 2-12
Dublin 0-22 Antrim 0-15
Allianz NHL Division 1B
Limerick 3-23 Laois 2-11
Galway 2-24 Clare 3-17
Tipperary 2-25 Offaly 2-8
Allianz NHL Division 2A
Kerry 1-11 Westmeath 0-17
Roscommon 0-11 Kildare 2-12
Wicklow 1-16 Mayo 0-17
Allianz NHL Division 2B
Down 1-11 Carlow 0-14
Meath 1-24 Derry 0-8
Armagh 1-14 London 0-8
Allianz NHL Division 3
Tyrone 1-10 Donegal 1-17
Longford 4-19 Sligo 2-3
Allianz NHL Division 4
Fermanagh 2-10 Monaghan 2-5
Leitrim 0-8 Cavan 2-8

Start of National Hurling League

Its that time of the year when the hurling season starts. This weekend is the start of the National Hurling League. Let the action of the greatest game on the planet begin!

Not looking good for Cork GAA

Both camps still entrenched down in the Rebel county. The GAA are sending down their big gun, new Director General Paraic Duffy. He will be there along with Labour Relations Commission, Chief Executive, Kieran Mulvey, who has tried unsuccessfully before.
My stance has not changed - the players should go back to playing!!
You would swear that Frank Murphy brought in the changes on his own. A county Board of over 100 delegates voted overwhelmingly TWICE for these changes!!