Ben O’Connor has described recent comments by Patrick Horgan and Donal Óg Cusack regarding Cork’s first-round Munster opponents Tipperary as “unfortunate” and “not ideal”, but said they're no reflection on his group. And then in the most recent episode last weekend, Donal Óg Cusack said nobody “rises or falls faster than Tipperary”. “A couple of weeks ago Alan Connolly was castigated for saying that he wanted to win the league, the Munster Championship, and the All-Ireland. “It was just unfortunate that maybe them comments [from Hoggie and Donal Óg] were passed. Defender Kevin O’Donovan will miss the Munster championship because of a foot injury.

Source: Irish Examiner April 08, 2026 09:01 UTC