
Football
Share
Published 17:11 5 Jul 2026 BST
Updated 17:11 5 Jul 2026 BST

One of the biggest stories to come out yesterday's game between Cork and Galway happened after the match and off the pitch.
While on punditry duty for RTÉ, Joe Canning and Dónal Óg Cusack got into a heated argument over Canning's suggestion that the hype around Cork seeps into the mentality of the team, and is one of the reasons why they underperform in big games at Croke Park.
The specific example Canning gave was about the trains for All-Ireland final day being booked out, despite the semi-final not having been played, and Cusack did not take too kindly to it, as you can read here.
Ahead of today's second semi-final between Limerick and Clare, Rebel legend Patrick Horgan touched on the subject but made it clear he would rather speak about happenings on the pitch rather than trains.
He said: "He brought up trains, so we'll talk about that.
"We were there yesterday, we're here today, and the best analysis we could come up with the best talking point was a train being sold out.
"We want to talk about something that actually happens between the white lines and what happened yesterday as to why a team won or lost.
"Today we probably shouldn't talk about trains."
Explore more on these topics:

Legendary Tyrone boss being proven right after staunch anti-AFL stance
He was loud about it! Tyrone’s legendary All-Ireland winning manager, Mickey Harte, has long been banging the anti-AFL drum. As far back as 2006, he was highly critical of the International Rules series, which he felt was taking away from the GAA and providing a platform for players to showcase themselves to Aussie rules teams. […]
Football
2 days ago
Kerry on verge of losing two of their best talents to AFL
Sad times. If Mayo fans think they have it bad with the departures of Kobe McDonald and Oisín Mullin to Australia, Kerry have objectively been hit worse, and it does not look to be getting any better for the Kingdom. According to a report from the Irish Examiner, U20s talents Evan Boyle and Daniel Kirby […]
Football
2 days ago
Mayo star suggests Kobe McDonald could come back this season for club
Football