Kieran Shannon: Liam Cahill may have to take it down a notch to find Tipp sweet spot

How were Tipp so flat when they should have been so up to it?

Tipperary manager Liam Cahill reacts during the Munster SHC defeat to Limerick. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

There is a certain readiness you expect from any team in their opening game of the championship, even if they’re not quite at it.

Pat Ryan has subsequently described Cork’s performance in Walsh Park as “abysmal” but they still only lost by three points.