Enjoyment fading on and off the pitch?
Are more and more players at inter-county level now choosing to live life rather than sacrifice so much for a slight chance of winning the ultimate prize?
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Shane McGrath: Whatever is in Cork has to come out on Sunday
Former Tipperary All-Ireland winner Shane McGrath believes that Cork need to deliver a big performance this weekend, both for the sake of their league standing next year and their overall morale heading into this year's championship.
Tyrone underperforming | Cork running out of excuses - the RTÉ GAA podcast
It's a bumper RTÉ GAA podcast ahead of a weekend of both football and hurling action in the Allianz Leagues.
Shane McGrath: Cork need win 'financially and for the group'
Cork's start to the Allianz Hurling League proved inauspicious as they tasted defeat against Clare last weekend and with financial factors among the pressure points at play, Shane McGrath feels it is imperative for Pat Ryan's team to get back to winning ways when they take on Kilkenny on Saturday night.
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Cork's financial factor, Limerick off broadway and the notion of amateurism at stake?
Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill are joined on the RTÉ GAA Podcast by Shane McGrath and The Irish Times' Malachy Clerkin to delve into the upcoming fixtures in the Allianz Hurling League on a weekend when Cork will be under pressure to bounce back when they host Kilkenny at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Deegan and Cooney's duel may decide hurling final - McGrath
Shane McGrath believes that the All-Ireland club hurling final between O'Loughlin Gaels and St Thomas' could be decided by the duel between Paddy Deegan and Conor Cooney.
Awesome Limerick end inter-county year in style
So there you have it. Many expected it, there was some doubt earlier in the year, but as soon as Limerick got to Croke Park, there was a collective feeling as to what was going to happen. However, the style in which All-Ireland glory was achieved by the Treaty County was something else.