Seán Óg Ó hAilpín: Cork’s ‘maturity and self-belief’ overcomes lack of underage success

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín can see why people are beginning to harp back to 1999, writes Brendan O’Brien.

The similarities with what has happened in recent weeks are just too obvious to ignore: an unheralded Cork side with a batch of younger faces overcoming Waterford in a Munster semi-final and meeting Clare in the decider. And a team playing with skill, heart, and at pace.