Darragh Fitzgibbon before last year’s All-Ireland semi-final victory over Limerick – he and his Cork team-mates must be ready to get in the faces of their Treaty opponents if they want to win Saturday’s Munster SHC final. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile There’s a common theme ahead of this weekend’s provincial finals. We’ve got two teams that … Read more
Cork’s Alan Connolly gets away from Eoghan Connolly of Tipperary during the Hurling League Division 1A final at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile In the construction world they sometimes say, ‘measure twice, cut once,’ and on Sunday in Cork, Liam Cahill got the first proper measurement of his Tipperary team this year. What … Read more
Ronan Maher is the anchor at centre half-back for Tipperary. Photo: Sportsfile We’re halfway through the league and, to me, no candidate has yet jumped out screaming: we want this title badly. By default, two teams will land into the final in early April and, once there, rest assured they’ll have a proper cut. But, … Read more