Armagh and Donegal looking to be almost perfect, Kilkenny's rare league opportunity against Limerick and Clare's new wave hoping to surf back up to Division Two.

Omagh CBS emphatically halt the trend and Alan Connolly joins elite company,

Shane Kingston and Jack O'Connor’s speed is a neat metaphor for the lightning pace in the Cork squad because no team in the county is loaded with as many elite sprinting machines

More than promotion on the table as Armagh entertain Donegal, Galway can make a statement against Derry, and in hurling, the Kilkenny Offaly rivalry is stirring again

Will Kerry stick with O’Shea and Clifford inside this time around? Will they be able to afford to if they’re struggling outside to get the ball in later in the summer?

Paddy Leavy has taken the Brick Flick to the next level.

Ultimately for Dublin to come again as a force, another generation of talented and ambitious players needed to arrive.

Number 28 on the Derry minor squad for the 2017 All-Ireland final, Murphy was a minor again in 2018, but it took his club form with Magherafelt last year to finally get him on Derry’s radar at senior.

Cahill’s teams have always been a reflection of their manager and coach (Bevans) in how they play with an edge, and a relentless hard-running/hard-working/attacking style. 

There were eight wins and one draw for the nine sides from the province.