The greatest achievement in GAA history finally gets its due Adrian Russells The Double is a singular triumph. Michael MoynihanOn 16 September 1990, Corks footballers ran out on the Croke Park pitch chasing immortality. The Rebel County hurlers, watching on from the Hogan Stand in suits, had won an unlikely AllIreland a fortnight earlier their thrilling final victory over Galway capped a hugely fun comefromnowhere season. Now, if Billy Morgans footballers could overcome their rivals in Meath, theyd secure sporting history for the county a Senior AllIreland double. After hitting a historically low ebb the previous year, the hurlers arrived with a bang led by a hurling fanatic priest. Fr Michael OBrien built his by plucking players from relative obscurity, coaxing old stars back into action and trusting young guns to make a name for themselves.Billy Morgans footballers, meanwhile, were a tightknit, welltravelled side by the summer of 1990. A cast of strong characters, including Larry Tompkins, Niall Cahalane and Dave Barry, who trained hard and partied just as hard, they ended Kerry footballs hopes, before running into the Meath machine. Cork were defending champions but questions remained could they back it up when the pressure was piled on by the hurlers success?In a long summer that saw the nation celebrate Irelands Italia 90 success, Cork made its own sporting history. The Double is the story of how they pulled it off.

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