Cork manager feels there is no chance of quelling the hype on Leeside after beating all-conquering Limerick in All Ireland semi final.
Declan Bogue HE DIDN’T GO AS far as saying that thoughts of Limerick shaped every waking minute, but Cork manager Pat Ryan had them eyed up since before he even got the gig.Sitting in the media centre after the game, Ryan had just about collected himself when he said, “We just made a conscious effort since we came in 18 months ago that if we were playing Limerick, that we just wouldn’t give them that easy opportunities.
“So we’re ticking a lot of those boxes that need to be ticked. I knew our lads were going to perform today, but saying that you were going to beat Limerick was another thing. So it was a fantastic achievement to me.” Advertisement The 1-28 to 0-29 win means they have beaten them twice in one season. Nobody can say that Cork do not deserve their place in the All Ireland final. But they still have Clare waiting on them in a fortnight’s time.
It’s only been three years since they have been in a final, but this one feels like they are in line for their first Liam MacCarthy since 2005, the longest drought in their history.“The crowd that was up here, there’s going to be fantastic excitement in Cork over the next two weeks and there’s going to be fantastic excitement in Clare. It’s going to be hard to keep the hype down in both counties. There hasn’t been a different Ireland champion since 2019.
The feeling and emotion has been rolling down the stands onto the pitch from that first win over Limerick in Pairc Uí Chaoimh. It reached new heights at the final whistle here with The Franks ‘After All’ getting the communal singalong.“We get confident after winning a Tiddlywink match. So look, from our point of view, it’ll be just minding it from ourselves. And look, it’s hard.
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