Christy O'Connor: Can Cork use pain of the past as rocket fuel in that manic pursuit of senior glory?

The first knockout senior Munster championship match between Cork and Tipp in 30 years offers the ideal opportunity to inflict an ultimate payback

Cork's Eoghan sits alone and dejected after their Bord Gais 2018 All-Ireland U21 Championship final defeat to Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

At the final whistle of the 2018 Cork-Tipperary All-Ireland U21 final, the Gaelic Grounds exploded with the kind of raw and unbridled emotion that comes from deep within a county’s soul. 

The Tipp manager Liam Cahill ripped off his woolly hat and jumped into the embrace of the throng invading the field, he and every Tipp supporter in the ground desperate to bask in the warm afterglow of such a treasured final win against their great rivals.