Michael Moynihan: The drive to succeed may never be the same again

A general view of spectators during the 2019 Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final between Limerick and Tipperary. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

A couple of weeks ago I was chatting to Sean McCarthy, wing-back on Cork’s 1990 All-Ireland-winning team.

He was fleshing out the picture of team preparation by recalling journeys to games with Canon Michael O’Brien, and the clergyman’s subtle priming of his passengers for combat. If they were going to Thurles, for instance, the psychological stakes were raised when the car turned left at Horse and Jockey.