Footballers step up when it matters, hurling gear up Limerick... again
About this episode
The episode discusses Cork's successful promotion in football and their performance in hurling.
The pressure was on Cork to secure promotion to Division 1 for the first time since 2016 and they rose to the challenge in Omagh. A great start meant they were up by a point having played into the strong breeze and, after a nervy spell midway through the second half they kicked on, helped by the introduction of Brian Hurley. Hurley, Ruairí Deane, Ian Maguire and Brian O'Driscoll were in action when the Rebels last competed at the top grade and have stayed the course. Going up is a massive boost before the Munster championship and a great achievement by John Cleary and his management team, who were heavily questioned in recent seasons. Can they now beat Meath in Croke Park to add a bit of silverware? Hopefully but it doesn't matter, because the hard work has been done in coming out of a very competitive division and gives Cork football a platform next season and beyond. The Cork ladies football are also into a league final. With a game to spare to boot. On the hurling front, we wondered if Cork would experiment at the weekend given Offaly were already relegated. Instead, they picked a championship-level line-up and smashed the visitors for six goals. Barry Walsh, despite the…
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