A weekend sports preview with Eoin Sheahan

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Claire Byrne 0:01

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Unknown 0:09

There's so much happening in sport over the weekend and we have the weather as well. So it's like the perfect scenario, isn't it? Owen Cheyhan from Off The Ball is here. The championship and the sun, like it's just perfect, isn't it?

Eoin Sheahan 0:22

Yeah, it goes hand in hand. It really feels like the championship begins this weekend because the sun has finally decided to... To kind of sneak out and everybody will be a little bit more excited to actually go to games this weekend, particularly in Gaelic games.

What exciting sports events are happening this weekend?

Eoin Sheahan 0:34

And I suspect the tenancies might actually be up around the country. It's a perfect time of the year as well, particularly on the hurling front where everything really matters at this stage. We don't have the dreaded dead rubber for another few weeks in either of the two main provinces.

Unknown 0:46

We'll all be like calves let out of the shed after the winter this weekend, won't we?

Eoin Sheahan 0:50

Yeah, it's going to be amazing. And like, you just think of all the provincial grounds around the place from, say, Nolan Park tomorrow evening at half past six is the first thing I have up here in front of me. Like Kilkenny on a sunny Saturday evening is a great place to be. And you look at the Munster games, like Parkey Queeve and the sunshine on Sunday afternoon is going to be beautiful as well. Assuming the sunshine does last until Sunday afternoon.

Unknown 1:11

We will. We're not going to count it and say it's not lasting. Certainly not as we sit here on Friday anyway. So which one of the championship games are you most looking forward to or do you think will have the best storyline when we're chatting again on Monday?

Eoin Sheahan 1:22

I'd be most looking forward to Cork versus Limerick but I think the most important storyline might actually be Waterford versus Tipperary because the loser of that game I think will be in a spot of bother. I think Tipperary versus Clare later on in the round robin down in Munster is actually going to be a shootout for qualification from this group. I think Limerick and Cork possibly look like the two best teams in Munster, but neither of them are going to have a 100% record after this week, obviously, because they go up against one another. It feels like a defining rivalry in modern hurling, Cork versus Limerick.

How does the weather impact sports attendance this weekend?

Eoin Sheahan 1:50

It feels like Limerick actually get the best out of Cork and Cork have put in some of their best performances in recent years against Limerick. But at the same time, you know, neither of them have actually won the All-Ireland in the last two years. It is Clare who got over the line two years ago, it is Tipperary who got over the line last year. So can it really be the defining rivalry unless they've actually faced off in an All-Ireland final and unless they're actually back-to-back All-Ireland champions? That's probably what TIP people and Clare people might actually put forward. But I think after them not playing last weekend, I think Limerick's chances of this or Ireland have not been dented in any way.

Eoin Sheahan 2:21

I think a lot of people still have them down as their favourites. Now, can they go to Parkey Queve and get a win on Sunday? That's a different matter. I think there'll be slight favourites for it. But Cork would love nothing more than to put a dent in Limerick's qualification hopes because that's what will happen if they lose on Sunday. That's how ruthless this whole thing is. If they lose, even if they maintain their status as All-Ireland favourites or warm favourites, they could still be in danger of not getting through this group. You can never write anything off.

Unknown 2:47

So even if people want to argue with you about whether it is the rivalry of the championship, they're going to tear strips off each other on Sunday.

Eoin Sheahan 2:54

It's going to be a battle royale. Now, the thing is, Limerick did annihilate Cork last year when it came to this match in Munster. And we thought that that was like Limerick's arrival into 2025. And we thought, right, this is it. Clare had their moment last year. Limerick are going to win the All-Ireland this year. Cork have been firmly put back in their box.