How will Cork hurlers cope in Darragh Fitzgibbon's absence

How will Cork hurlers cope in Darragh Fitzgibbon's absence

From The Echo Sport Podcast by The Echo

May 18, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Darragh Fitzgibbon's absence on the Cork hurlers amidst recent injuries and upcoming matches.

The Echo Sport Podcast crew is back to discuss another bumper weekend of Cork GAA action. Now in its fourth season, every week Éamonn Murphy is joined by The Echo team, including Barry O’Mahony, Denis Hurley, Rory Noonan, John Horgan and more to discuss all the latest Cork GAA news on and off the field. While neither of the senior teams were in action over the weekend, it didn't prevent the hurlers from hogging the headlines. The news that Darragh Fitzgibbon will miss the rest of the Munster series due to an operation is just the latest blow after injuries to Rob Downey and Ciarán Joyce and another hamstring issue for the luckless Robbie O'Flynn. Results over the weekend which saw Limerick beat Waterford and Clare put Tipp to the sword probably didn't lift the mood either, as it reinforced what a disaster the All-Ireland final loss last July was while keeping the Banner in the mix for the provincial silverware. If Cork are beaten by four points or more against Clare next Sunday and Limerick get the better of already eliminated Waterford, then it's a Limerick-Clare Munster final. Now some fans would argue it would be benficial to avoid another showdown with the Treaty, Cork have…

People in this episode

Host: Éamonn Murphy

Topics covered

  • Cork GAA
  • hurling
  • injuries
  • Munster series
  • team performance

Keywords

  • Cork hurlers
  • Darragh Fitzgibbon
  • Munster series
  • GAA news
  • hurling injuries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cork GAA, Limerick, Waterford, Clare, Tipp, Páirc

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