Hurling’s ‘Outlier Championship’ one to remember

This hurling championship has been afforded a lot of plaudits this summer and rightly so.

Hurling’s ‘Outlier Championship’ one to remember
Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 - 01:00
Kieran Shannon
Kieran Shannon

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There’s something else it has been though, which we haven’t seen it described as yet.

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