About this episode

The episode discusses Cork GAA's recent successes and upcoming challenges in the All-Ireland series.

The Echo Sport Podcast crew is back to discuss another bumper weekend of Cork GAA action. Now in its fourth season, the podcast sees the Echo team discuss all the latest Cork GAA news on and off the field. In the wake of the Cork hurlers reaching the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals for the third straight year and the minor football team producing another fine display to get to an All-Ireland final, Denis Hurley is joined by Barry O’Mahony and Rory Noonan. As Rory and Barry pointed out, Cork were caught between a rock and a hard place in terms of their All-Ireland quarter-final against Offaly – a big win would not necessarily give much insight whereas a tight battle would have raised plenty of questions. In the event, Cork got the job done in a professional fashion, scoring six goals as they won by 26 points, and a semi-final with Galway looms as Ben O’Connor’s side aim to reach a third straight All-Ireland final – something Cork last did during the manager’s own playing days, 2004-06. Four changes to the starting team meant a chance for players to stake their claims and Rory and Barry assess how they fared while also discussing the use of the Cork bench. Cork’s win, and that of Clare…

People in this episode

Host: Denis Hurley

Guests: Barry O’Mahony, Rory Noonan

Topics covered

• Cork GAA
• hurling
• All-Ireland semi-finals
• Cork hurlers
• Munster teams
• GAA news

Keywords

• Cork GAA
• hurling
• All-Ireland
• semi-finals
• Munster
• Denis Hurley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cork GAA, Galway, Clare, Limerick

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