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Coach Dick O’Brien from Castlelyons, pictured with members of St Nicholas AC – Bernard and Saoirse Corrigan, at last Sunday’s East Cork Cross Country Championships in Ballynoe. Photo: John Ahern

There are a couple of weatherproof events, tug-of-war is one, another is cross country running - the latter being a sport traditionally suited to the Irish mindset.

However, in recent times, we've struggled to produce athletes capable of competing at elite level. Despite this, cross country still has its devotees, many of whom attended last Sunday's East Cork Cross Country Championships ...

Full report and pictures on this week's print & digital edition

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