Diarmuid O’Sullivan: Cork hurlers now playing without the handbrake

Diarmuid O’Sullivan sees parallels between the current Limerick team and the late- nineties side he first encountered as a teenage defender with Cork.

O’Sullivan, who was a Cork senior selector last year, said: “Back then, they would have been one of the big teams of the time. They were always a competitive team, very committed to what they were doing.

“Playing them in Cork was daunting, playing them above in Limerick even more so, because you knew well what you were in for.