John Considine hoping 94-day lay-off won’t leave Cork rusty

Having won the Munster championship with wins over Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford on consecutive weeks in April, tonight’s All-Ireland semi-final against Galway in Thurles (7.30pm) represents a first competitive outing in 94 days. Coach John Considine admits it has been a challenge to manage the time period, but also makes the point that this is Galway’s first game.
“We played three Tuesdays in a row,” he says, “so we had three games in 15 days, which was great in one way as it built momentum.