Cunningham’s men looking to turn hurt into joy: Shane Barrett

Thu, 30th June 2016

Dublin hurler Shane Barrett is hoping the Dubs can put the cold lessons for their Leinster SHC defeat to Kilkenny to productive use when they face Cork in Saturday night's All-Ireland SHC qualifier in Páirc Uí Rinn (7.0).

Ger Cunningham's men matched the Cats in their provincial semi-final for the opening half but the reigning Leinster and All-Ireland champions left the Dubs in their wake in the second period.

“But we learned a massive amount. That experience will last a long time," says Dublin U21 and senior defender Shane Barrett.

“No one wants to feel that sort of hurt again.”

“We sat down. We had a meeting. We discussed everything.

“There was only a point in it at half-time. And then we fell off.

"The intensity dropped, and then obviously Kilkenny with the players they have, they put the pressure on us.

“I think we need to play for the full game, we can’t just let it off at half-time," adds Shane.

“We need to come out after half-time and even be better than we were in the first-half, don’t let the intensity levels drop or else we’re going to get caught again.

“We just need to keep the intensity levels up and keep doing the right options, stick to the game-plan."