Cork v Limerick: The same six? Ben O'Connor happy to shuffle Cork defence

Will the Rebels be headed into a third consecutive championship with the same sextet at the back? Ben O'Connor is not concerned. 

CASE FOR DEFENCE: Cork manager Ben O'Connor. Pic: ©INPHO/David Ribeiro

In his final Irish Examiner column of 2024, Seánie McGrath wrote of his firm belief that at least two positions in the Cork defence were up for grabs going into the 2025 season.

No change in the Cork defence ever came. Nobody from the wings was successful in usurping O’Leary, O’Donoghue, Joyce, Coleman, or the Downey brothers.