Cork footballers and hurlers have paid the price for their recent dispute with county officials after the GAA's central competitions control committee decided both senior panels will forfeit the league games they missed as a result of the protracted strike action.
The decision means both Meath and Dublin, who were scheduled to meet Cork in the opening NFL fixtures, will now be awarded two points. Cork's hurling opponents, Kilkenny and Waterford, also picked up full points.
In addition the county has also been fined €400 per fixture they were unable to fulfill due to the strike action.
The remaining games in the National Leagues will take place as scheduled, the committee confirmed this evening.
Meanwhile, Conor Counihan has been named as the new Cork footballer manager following Teddy Holland's dismissal by the county board last night.
Delegates at last night's emergency meeting voted 89-19 to sack Holland and bring to an end what has been a prolonged and embarrassing situation for the county.
Former All-Star defender Counihan, who won back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1989 and 1990, is set to name his selectors later this week.
Holland was voted in as manager last November, following a recommendation by the county board, but delegates were asked to reverse that decision after failing to persuade Holland, and the four selectors - Teddy McCarthy, Liam Hodnett, Diarmuid O'Donovan and Mick O'Loughlin - to stand down.
It was at the November meeting that delegates supported the decision - voting 77 to 35 - to impose selectors on Cork senior hurling and football managers. A decision which led the players to indicate that strike action was a distinct possibility.