KEY Limerick players – Séamus Flanagan and Tom Morrissey – will be on television punditry duty for Sunday’s novel All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final between Cork and Tipperary at Croke Park.
Radiologist Flanagan debuted last season with the BBC, and won many admirers for his forensic analysis of happenings.
The Feoghanagh star is again on the panel for coverage of the decider by the Northern Ireland broadcaster.
Morrissey made his first appearance on RTÉ’s flagship The Sunday Game the other weekend, and among the first duties for the figures expert (chartered accountant by profession) was a take on the ‘scoregate’ saga of the semi-final win by Tipperary over Kilkenny.
Multiple All-Star Morrissey believes Cork will deliver a long overdue All-Ireland Leeside at the weekend.
Said Morrissey: “I think it’s going to be a high-scoring game; both teams would like that. It’s going to be a bit of a shoot-out, as both sets of forwards are fit, quick and all good stick players, all well able to play. Cork have won the League and Munster, so I’m going to go with Cork, just ever so slightly.”
“I do think too that it’s going to be a very good match.”
Former Limerick ace Niall Moran will be involved on the radio front with 2fm’s Game On.
On his take of the final, Moran said: “The real weight of expectation is going to be on one team and one team only and that’s Cork.”
“If Cork are only a point or two up, with 10 minutes left, how will the psychology of that work for them? Whose camp would you prefer to be preparing for? I definitely think Liam Cahill (Tipperary manager) has all the aces up his sleeve in terms of that.”
“Can Tipp bring that level of performance and a little bit extra? It’s not beyond them.”
