Anthony Daly: For the first time in an age, this feels like a seismic Cork-Tipp battle

When I was young and just starting out my Clare career, Cork-Tipp was the only show in town. It effectively was the Munster final every year

OLD RIVALS: Michael Breen of Tipperary chases after the sliotar under pressure from Luke Meade of Cork during the Munster Hurling League final earlier this year. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

We had some craic on the Irish Examiner podcast this week, especially in the middle of our championship preview when I mentioned that the Cork-Tipperary match was on GAAGO. Mark Landers nearly had a heart attack. “What? GAAGO? Cork and Tipp?” Landers was apoplectic with frustration, bewildered by what he saw as the biggest insult imaginable for the GAA not to have a fixture of such historic magnitude and importance live on terrestrial TV. 

“Sure, Limerick and Clare was on GAAGO too last week Mark,” I replied. “And Limerick are going for four-in-a-row.”