The Players Voice

To mark what would have been All-Ireland football final weekend, The Players’ Voice speaks to two legends of the game.

Jack O’Shea is a seven-time All-Ireland winner at senior level, a six-time All-Star, a member of the GAA’s Gaelic Football Team of the Century, and was Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1980, the year Kerry beat Roscommon to win Sam Maguire and complete a 3-in-a-row.

Larry Tompkins captained Cork to All-Ireland victory over Meath in 1990 completing a historic ‘Double’ for the Rebel County who had also won the All-Ireland hurling title two weeks previously. That completed back to back All-Ireland’s for Tompkins who is also the holder of six Munster medals and three All-Stars.

The pair reflect on their respective wins in 1980 and 1990, the Cork v Kerry rivalry and lining out against each other.

To mark what would have been All-Ireland hurling final weekend, we're delighted to bring you this very special episode of The Players' Voice podcast. Our guests are two legends of hurling; Galway's captain from their 1980 win Joe Connolly and the Man of the Match from the final in 2000, Kilkenny's DJ Carey.

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Michael sits down with former Kilkenny team mate Richie Power and talks about what hurling means to them, Kilkenny's 4 in a row between 2006 and 2009; and how life is now for Richie after retirement from the inter county and most recent club scene.

Michael sits down with Tipperary's James Woodlock, who he shared many a midfield battle with during a long standing Tipperary Kilkenny rivalry.

James talks about life itself, his inter-county career, and the return of Liam Sheedy to the Tipperary dressing room for 2019.