{"id":444241,"date":"2026-04-20T06:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/444241\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T06:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:23:13","slug":"donal-og-cusack-has-wry-response-to-sheedys-verdict-on-cork-v-tipp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/444241\/","title":{"rendered":"Donal \u00d3g Cusack Has Wry Response To Sheedy\u2019s Verdict On Cork V Tipp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"308\">Donal \u00d3g Cusack wasn\u2019t buying Liam Sheedy\u2019s explanation for Tipperary\u2019s defeat to Cork,\u00a0and he didn\u2019t hide it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"495\">Cork got their Munster Championship campaign off to a strong start with a 0-29 to 1-22 win in Thurles, controlling large parts of the second half as Tipperary struggled to find their rhythm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"648\">On RT\u00c9, former Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy suggested the defeat came down to a lack of energy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"722\">I think Tipp in that middle third lacked a lot of energy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"846\">I\u2019d say there was a serious block of work put in the last four weeks\u2026 they just looked a little bit off the pitch of it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"921\">But sitting alongside him, Donal \u00d3g Cusack appeared unconvinced, and even amused.<\/p>\n<p>Donal \u00d3g Cusack Has Wry Response To Sheedy\u2019s Verdict On Cork V Tipp<\/p>\n<p>\n        Recommended\n    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a :href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :title=\"article.title\" :aria-label=\"article.title\" class=\"not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event\" data-category=\"Recommended Article Tracker\" data-action=\"click\" :data-label=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\" :data-value=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.url\"><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img class=\"aspect-video\" width=\"130\" height=\"73\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/article.image\" :alt=\"'Image for: ' + article.title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1037\">As Liam Sheedy outlined his theory, Donal \u00d3g Cusack could be seen laughing, prompting Joanne Cantwell to put it to him directly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1093\">\u201cWhat are you suggesting with the giggles?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1202\">I was just interested\u2026 the energy now Roy, is that the new thing?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1373\">The Cork legend seemed to suggest there was more to the result than simply tired legs, pointing instead towards the battle in the middle third as a more decisive factor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1373\">When the serious analysts, with all due respect to ourselves go looking at the numbers and facts of the game, they&#8217;ll break it down. There&#8217;ll be more than energy that they&#8217;ll be talking about behind closed doors I can guarantee you. Unless that&#8217;s the new thing now Roy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1736\">And on the evidence of the game, it\u2019s hard to argue.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1918\">Cork&#8217;s long range free taking was something that the panel agreed Ben O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s side will need to work on with Tim O&#8217;Mahoney and Mark Coleman missing efforts from distance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"2027\">Either way, the debate around Tipperary and their performance, and Cork\u2019s credentials, is only just getting started.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/munster-hurling-championship-2026-fixtures-table-permutations-653599\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Munster Hurling Championship: Fixtures, Results, Permutations<\/a><br \/>\nSEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/gaa\/joe-canning-referee-call-clare-waterford-653727\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Canning Could Not Understand Bizarre Referee Call In Clare Vs Waterford<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donal \u00d3g Cusack wasn\u2019t buying Liam Sheedy\u2019s explanation for Tipperary\u2019s defeat to Cork,\u00a0and he didn\u2019t hide it. 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