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Seánie McGrath: The GAA owe a serious debt of gratitude to the Cork hurlers

It is exclusively because of Cork that the sell-out sign was even being readied for the county's All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin. 
Seánie McGrath: The GAA owe a serious debt of gratitude to the Cork hurlers

You don’t attempt the one-handed strikes executed by Alan Connolly or Tim O’Mahony unless you’re dripping with confidence. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Mumford & Sons at Malahide Castle last Friday evening was mighty enjoyable. Saturday in Croker made it a perfect weekend in the capital.

To reintroduce the same song lyric we used this day last week and heard live a few days later, Cork got over the hill and know now what awaits on the far side. What awaits is absolute carnage, fever pitch, a ferocious scramble for tickets, and just an all-round manic build-up for the next fortnight.

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