Anthony Daly: Déise still search for missing inches but Cork are enjoying themselves

The purists may argue that it’s nowhere near as pretty or as devastating as the hurling Cork were playing this time last year. Yet Cork still scored 1-26 and could have had three more goals. Is that not entertainment?

FROM THE GROUND UP: Alan Connolly of Cork scores a point, under pressure from Waterford players Mark Fitzgerald, left, and Aaron O’Neill, during the Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 3 match between Waterford and Cork at Azzurri Walsh Park in Waterford. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

As I was making my way back home from Wexford on Saturday, the trip was nearly a tease. I went back by Waterford, through the outskirts of the city. Walsh Park wasn’t that far away but it was well into the second half of the Cork-Waterford match by then and the game would have been over by the time I’d have got parking. So I kept going.

I only missed the opening minutes because as soon as I jumped back into the car, I turned on WLRFM and tuned into Kieran O’Connor’s commentary, with Andy Moloney on co-commentary duty. The lads kept me well informed until I watched the match back in full Sunday morning.