Curran: we’re not finished yet

RONAN CURRAN can remember his first big clash with Tipperary. He was aware of the history behind the fixture but, then again, any good Cork- or Tipperary-man would be.

“I think it was a week or two after losing to Waterford in 2004 and we had to get back up for the qualifiers after losing a Munster final — and all of that after losing the 2003 All-Ireland final.

“The pitch wasn’t great the same day, but it was a great occasion, we were thinking of 1987, when Cork lost to Tipp down there in the Munster final. It was a tough one, though we got on top of them towards the end.”