'That's the respect we've shown hurling': RTÉ pundit angry after station misses start of Cork-Offaly

With Sunday's football championship clash of Dublin and Donegal at Croke Park going to extra-time, RTÉ coverage of that game overlapped with the start of the hurling.

SWITCHING FOCUS: In Thurles, the attention on the All-Ireland SFC clash went on longer than scheduled, keeping RTE presenter Joanne Cantwell, Peter Canavan, floor manager Michael Broughton and Colm Cooper engaged and animated while coverage of Cork and Offaly at Semple Stadium was delayed. Pic: Paul Phelan/Sportsfile

Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 - 18:37

Larry Ryan

RTÉ hurling pundit Neil McManus took aim at the situation that saw the network miss the first 10 minutes of Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final between Cork and Offaly. The former Antrim star felt hurling was disrespected.

With Sunday's football championship clash of Dublin and Donegal at Croke Park going to extra-time, RTÉ coverage of that game overlapped with the start of the hurling match, which threw in at 3.30pm in Thurles.