Sean Daly off to hurl with the Barrs.
I was reading he’ll still play football with his home club? What’s the rules in Cork can you transfer just 1 code? I know the story with the Cahalane’s, on that one do Castlehaven field hurling teams?
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Written in the stars
Liams coming home
warm Cork welcome rolled out for the Mayor of the Palestinian city of Nablus in ‘historic’ visit
Martin Mongan
Corkman
February 12 2026 11:20 AM
The Mayor of the Palestinian city of Nablus was warmly welcomed to Cork during what was described as an historic visit to the city.
Mayor of Nablus, Dr Husam Shakhshir, led a delegation of senior representatives from An-Najah University Hospital, including its CEO, its Chief of Surgery and its Head of Paediatrics, as well as Nablus Municipality’s Director of Public and International Relations, on the visit to Cork city.
The visit arose from Cork City Council motions, which worked on the jam-packed itinerary in partnership with University College Cork (UCC), HSE South West and Nano Nagle Place.
The Lord Mayor of Cork, councillor Fergal Dennehy said he hopes the visit will lead to a “wonderful relationship” between Cork and Nablus.
“The people of Cork feel a great affinity with the people of Palestine, and Cork City Council has passed several motions concerning the development of city ties with Nablus.
“Palestinian solidarity is deeply ingrained in our city with active support across many organisations.
“It was an honour to welcome Mayor Shakhshir to Cork for what proved to be a very successful visit, and I want to sincerely thank all of the organisations who worked with [Cork City] Council to make this visit possible,” Mr Dennehy said.
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Mayor Shakhshir holds a PhD in History and is an expert in international law and international relations.
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, the Mayor of Nablus, Dr Husam Shakhshir, Cultural Ambassador for Cork City, the writer, Cónal Creedon, and restaurateur Izzeddeen Alkarajeh, who runs the award-winning Izz Café with his wife, Eman Aburabi, admire a gift from the Nablus delegation. Picture: Clare Keogh
A distinguished humanitarian, he worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross before becoming Mayor.
“We were keen to develop city diplomacy relations with Cork, based on friendship, respect and mutual understanding.
“Our delegation was touched by the deep spirit of solidarity and hospitality of Corkonians.
“I want to express our gratitude to the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, to the City Council, and to the people of Cork, for their warm welcome,” he said.
The Nablus delegation visited UCC, Cork University Hospital (CUH), the Cork Public Museum, and Nano Nagle Place, and also enjoyed dinner in the award-winning Izz Café, run by Palestinian couple Izzeddeen Alkarajeh and Eman Aburabi.
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Dr Iyad MH Maqboul, CEO of An-Najah University Hospital, thanked the Lord Mayor and Cork City Council for their warm welcome and excellent organisation of the historic visit.
“Dr Fawaz Yaseen, Head of the Paediatrics Department, and Dr Mazen Abdullah, Head of the Surgery Department, also greatly benefited from the exchange, which we hope will lead to fruitful future collaboration between our cities in healthcare, education, and community work,” Dr Maqboul said.
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Hope so 
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