sentences:  Following the announcement of Ger Cunningham's retirement from inter-county hurling on 14 January 1999, Cusack was promoted to Cork's first-choice goalkeeper.He lined out in all six of Cork's National League games that season before making his championship debut on 13 June in a 0-24 to 1-15 defeat of Waterford.On 4 July, he won a Munster Championship medal after a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Clare in the final.