Anthony Daly: Cork no longer shrugging their shoulders at thoughts of a League title

Waterford’s Patrick Curran challenges Cork’s Billy Hennessy, left, and Mark Coleman during their Allianz HL clash last year. Picture: Sportsfile

When I was growing up, I was reared on stories of Cork and this almost mythical sense of destiny around them winning All-Irelands. The league never seemed to pique Cork’s interest. For all the talk about Cork not having won a league title in 24 years, they’ve only two leagues in the last 41 years.

It’s still always about the All-Ireland for Cork but their attitude around the league had to change when they’ve now gone nearly two decades without an All-Ireland. Over the last few years, you were still wondering if Cork would show any interest in the competition, but they’ve almost been bullied into embracing it now.