Cork will have a good cut, but unlikely to spike Tipp ambitions

Cork will believe they can give Tipperary a fair rattle, writes Anthony Daly.

Sat, 20 May, 2017 - 01:00

Two‑time All‑Ireland–winning captain and former Dublin and Clare manager, Anthony Daly, is a much-respected pundit and columnist as well as ringmaster in chief on the hugely-popular Dalo’s Hurling Show.

I’m in Clonmel tonight for a preview evening hosted by the St Mary’s club in the town. A good line-up has been assembled; John Mullane, Seanie McGrath, Tommy Walsh, Richie Stakelum. Kevin Leahy from St Mary’s is organising the event and we got chatting during the week about all the epic Cork-Tipperary clashes of the past, and how the purists and traditionalists are still pining for those halcyon days.

Those massive events in the calendar have long passed now but it is easy to see why.