Talking Points: Cork aim to show they've wintered well, Kilkenny head for Limerick bearpit 

Christy O'Connor previews an intriguing weekend of league action. 

Cork and Kerry players from left Tadhg Morley, Kerry ;Brian Hayes, Aine Terry O'Sullivan , Ruairi Deane, all Cork; Síofra O'Shea and Sean O'Shea, both Kerry at Kenmare golf club, which will host the Stand For Féile, fundraising golf classic on April 16, 17 and 1 . Féile O'Sullivan from Beara was injured in a life-changing accident in the summer of 2025. Picture; Eddie O'Hare

Cork hoping that a hard winter can harden them for a new climb 

When Bryan O’Mara went back home to his parents and girlfriend on the evening that Cork hammered Tipperary in the 2024 Munster round robin, his emotions bubbled so much above and below the surface that he had to stiffen himself to dam the tears inside. Words of support were almost irrelevant. No amount of introspection and perspective could erect a barricade against the tempest being whipped up around the county.