{"podcast":{"title":"The Echo Sport Podcast","slug":"the-echo-sport-podcast-6472464","podcast_index_feed_id":6472464,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64b5196c980a5f0011f92f23","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-echo-sport-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64b5196c980a5f0011f92f23/1705333169207-ed7190c84ab801907324ec566ee9d543.jpeg","author":"The Echo","episode_count":138,"summary":"Join The Echo sports team every Tuesday for an in-depth analysis of the weekend of sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T02:22:42.906751+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-echo-sport-podcast-6472464"},"episode":{"title":"Footballers must learn from Croker loss as Cork hurlers gear up for Limerick.","slug":"footballers-must-learn-from-croker-loss-as-cork-hurlers-gear-up-for-limerick","published_at":"2026-03-30T11:53:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-echo-sport-podcast-6472464/footballers-must-learn-from-croker-loss-as-cork-hurlers-gear-up-for-limerick","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-echo-sport-podcast-6472464","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-echo-sport-podcast/episodes/footballers-must-learn-from-croker-loss-as-cork-hurlers-gear","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64b5196c980a5f0011f92f23/e/69ca6453e44b28321e368789/media.mp3","summary":"It was a disappointing few days of missed opportunities between Ireland's penalty shootout loss in the World Cup playoff and the Cork footballers' narrow defeat in Croke Park. You could make the case that Meath deserved their Division 2 success but John Cleary's side, like Ireland, were in a strong position to end their 16-year wait for national silverware. The Rebels haven't won at Croker since 2015 and when Chris Óg Jones hit the net early in the second half to build on a two-point half-time lead, they looked well set. However, Meath hit eight unanswered points in a nightmare period where Cork lost eight out of their nine kick-outs and failed to score for 16 minutes. Questions will be answered about the Rebels' set-up on restarts and Patrick Doyle's deliveries. Meath had clearly learned their lessons from the Páirc Uí Rinn meeting. There were positives though. Jones, notwithstanding a couple of missed goal chances in the first half, impressed as he bagged 1-3 while Steven Sherlock was sublime, nailing 0-9. Daniel O'Mahony was a powerhouse again. The refereeing performance of Kerry man Brendan Griffin certainly didn't endear him to Cork fans, as he failed to award any frees to Cork inside the scoring zone for fouls. Sherlock's only placed ball came from dissent following a sideline. The weakness of the new hooter rule was also exposed, with Meath able to foul with impunity in the last minute, though Cork were also guilty of failing to get a shot off coming down the stretch with they trailed by two points after a great Brian Hurley goal. On the football front, the Echo Podcast crew also look at the weekend action in the local leagues. The hurlers head to TUS Gaelic Grounds for a sell-out Division 1 league final on Easter Sunday. The holders arguably have a free shot gi…","meta_description":"It was a disappointing few days of missed opportunities between Ireland's penalty shootout loss in the World Cup playoff and the Cork footballers' narrow…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1994,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-echo-sport-podcast-6472464/episodes/footballers-must-learn-from-croker-loss-as-cork-hurlers-gear-up-for-limerick/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-echo-sport-podcast-6472464/footballers-must-learn-from-croker-loss-as-cork-hurlers-gear-up-for-limerick.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}