Cork’s confidence is back, and it’s being expressed out loud

Considering the nature of last July's All-Ireland final defeat, it takes remarkable self-belief to be as openly ambitious as Alan Connolly was after Cork's victory in Kilkenny

It’s unlikely that Cork manager Ben O’Connor will have taken Alan Connolly to task for his TG4 interview. Pic: ©INPHO

Waiting to greet the Cork players outside their dressing room after last Sunday’s win in Kilkenny was their performance coach Gerry Hussey.

Alan Connolly had spoken to Micheál Ó Domhnaill live on TG4 before seeing Hussey, but some of the Galway native’s work may have rubbed off on the Blackrock man in that interview.