All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2026 (Munster & Leinster Championships, Liam McCarthy Cup)

I’m struggling with this one. Cork have 14 senior All Ireland’s in that period. Could you clarify that point you’re trying to land?

He must've confused Cork hurling with Galway football who have only won two senior all Irelands since the 60's themselves.

How can Cork be the best team in Ireland since 2024 when they haven't won the All-Ireland?

This narrative of Corks tradition of winning all irelands is a non factor. When you've won 4 all irelands in 50 years what happened before that doesnt matter.

Beat the reigning All Ireland Champions in a round robin in PUC in a cauldron of a game when everything wss on he line, do or die for them. I was there, it was intimidating and interesting to say the least.
Beat Limerick in an All Ireland semi….

We know what happened next in both finals

The tempo and speed they WERE capable of playing with was incredible.
Limerick dismantled them in the round robin in 2025 but the Munster final that year was a toss up.
They look like a team and have performed with zeal again this year but I think they should have stuck/stayed with Pat Ryans style of play , more direct more attack minded.

If you're talking senior hurling your numbers are way off course here!😁🤣

For some reason i actually think Clare are in an ideal position. In the last four with hardly no hurling done except for beating a poor Dublin team.

I havent heard any update on his injury. He'd be a big loss if hes out. Neary is a very good alternative, bit less physical though. Theres no doubt, Galway will need alot to go right for them to stay the course. Limerick are probably a better match up for us. Corks pace could be our achilles heel.

Very much under the radar. Everyone will write Clare off so it's a free shot for the players. Hopefully we get a contest.

I've posted on this previously but that Offaly result today might finally get the GAA to look at the imbalance in the championship structure. A root and branch review required. Hurling is not in a good place. So many poor spectacles this year. The game itself requires rule changes - inconsistancies around black card and penalty, throw balls.. Issues with equipment.. weight of sliotar, rim size, hurl weight and material type.. standardisation of these needed.

I believe the crowds that Cork and to a similar extent Limerick are bringing mask big issues with the game at the moment. GAA HQ happy to have the coffers full and then able to use Croke Park as a concert venue for the prime outdoor season of late July and August.

Football too a far better watch now with competitive games with evenly matched teams. Between the split season, the uneven provincial championships and the overly condensed nature of the format means I'm losing the grá for the game i always loved!

Some of the all Ireland finals in those years were played a year or two after the actual years they were listed on the records as being won as well. I think we were awarded at least one all Ireland after the other team walked off the pitch in protest! The Eudie Coughlan era and the trilogy of all Ireland finals between Cork and Kilkenny in 1931, is seen by a lot of people as the time period when modern hurling begins. I would be of that opinion as well.

Mod Edit

Warning issued.

I think our (Galway) first all Ireland, in 1923, was actually won in 24. So, there's probably a number of counties that have titles like that.

In general, all this talk about tradition etc is grand for a cold, wet day in winter, but in reality, (imo) it doesnt bear much relevance to today. Take Limerick, for example. They didn't have a great record in finals up.until 2018 (no more than Galway's deplorable record), but since then, they can barely seem to loose one. Traditions etc can change, so I often prefer to discuss what's ahead wrt teams, chances etc than harping on about matches and finals feom.decades before most on here were born. I'd say the same about the Galway football 3 in.a.row from the 60s.

On yesterday's evidence, Galway will do very well to hold Cork to 10 points.