THE HURLING POD: O’Donnell’s return | ‘Everything points to Cork winning the All-Ireland’ | ‘Limerick are still number one’

With the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships underway this weekend, All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O’Callaghan to look ahead to the start of the Championship. 

They also discussed Shane O’Donnell potentially playing some part in Clare’s title defense, why Skehill snubbed the last round of The Masters, and predictions for all five of this weekend’s games. 

Timestamps:

0’00” - ‘F*ck golf’ - Will and Paul were captivated by Rory McIlroy completing the career Grand Slam, but Skehill couldn’t care less. 

14’13” - ‘We spent 14 minutes on Rory, let’s talk some hurling now’. Shane O’Donnell hopes to be back in action in four weeks. 

27’40” - Nine months on from the All-Ireland final, Clare and Cork clash again, can Clare continue their strong record against the new League champions?

53’48” - ‘John Kiely has lost nine Championship games, I’ve been on the pitch for two of them!’ - Tipperary v Limerick preview 

1’01’00” - Have Leinster group games between Kilkenny and Galway been a bit tame?

1’26’20” - Dublin and Wexford have to open with wins on Saturday if they’re to progress in the Leinster Championship