Event: 1990 Munster final

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Sean McCarthy: 'The last 10% that was needed, Canon O’Brien was the man to get that out of players'

It was a time when the Cork hurlers went to games in a fleet of cars, and Sean McCarthy was usually in the same company.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Where do Dublin rank among the back-to-back winners?

So where do Dublin rank among the last four teams to have won back-to-back All-Ireland titles? Pretty high according to John Fogarty.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2016

CORK DOUBLE 1990: ’The Canon’ never lost his faith in Cork hurling

A PHOTGRAPH from the Irish Examiner archives is instructive. Sean O’Gorman, Ger Cunningham, Brendan O’Sullivan, Denis Walsh and Canon Michael O’Brien stand on the steps of the Hogan Stand amidst a sea of red and white, apart from Walsh who wears Galway maroon. 

Sat, 04 Jul, 2015

‘Donkeys don’t win derbies’ – when animosity crosses line

Cork, it can be said, have better rapport with other Munster counties. The same for Tipperary as much as geography means every game is a rivalry. This particular relationship on Sunday thrives on lashings of respect but a smattering of contempt too.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2014