Down arrived in Clones on Saturday evening with a different strategy in mind, one of containment and confinement, looking to frustrate Armagh in a tactical arm-wrestle, a low scoring dogfight.

Limerick only had one point to spare at the final whistle, but the scoreline was an imposter to the reality of the result. Tipp scored a goal with the last puck of a match that Limerick had controlled at their ease for the previous 40 minutes.

When the news came through last week that the inspection had resulted in an increased capacity of over 2,000 spectators, executive board members in clubs across Clare and Limerick were suddenly able to answer their phones again.

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.