The Clare equalising point in the drawn All-Ireland final in 2013 was an outrageous stroke, with massive implications, but Cork had the chance to make that game safe. “There is something there that we are not ruthless enough when it comes to finishing out a game and push on,” says Tomás Mulcahy, the former Cork All-Ireland winner. In 2018 and ’19 they lost the All-Ireland final at the grade. The current delay of 16 years without an All-Ireland win equals the previous longest period from 1903-19. “A winning Cork team lifts all boats.

Source: Irish Independent May 09, 2021 01:36 UTC