Christy O'Connor's GAA talking points: Cushendall desperate to improve on shocking semi-final record
Cushendall have the worst record in the history of the All-Ireland club championship at this stage of the competition; in ten All-Ireland semi-finals, Cushendall only won one, in 2016 against Sarsfields from Galway.
Why has the Galway club hurling machine slowed down?
The day after the 2009 All-Ireland club hurling final, one bookmaker made Portumna as short as 4 to 6 favourites to win the 2010 title and become the first club in history to win three All-Irelands in-a-row. Before Birr and Athenry began that quest during the previous decade, neither were able to command those odds at that point. Portumna’s price was just a reflection of their elevated status and projected all-conquering dominance.
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