WHATEVER about the message it sends out to Dublin, their opponents in the Leinster SFC semi-final on June 28 for the second successive year, Westmeath, accept the reality of their situation, facing up to the champions on the back of a disastrous League campaign and a display against Wicklow in Tullamore at the week-end that was anything but convincing.

FORMER star Michael Slocum, for whom next Sunday’s trip to Killarney for the Munster SFC semi-final will evoke special memories, is happy to think that the different elements falling into place will enable Cork to make a serious bid for an All-Ireland title win.

FOR all that Jason Ryan has done to assist Wexford in making the grade in the Leinster SFC in his first year in charge, team captain Colm Morris agrees that the credit for qualifying for a final after a wait of 52 years deserves to be shared among a lot of people.

FOR all that Jason Ryan has done to assist Wexford in making the grade in the Leinster SFC in his first year in charge, team captain Colm Morris agrees that the credit for qualifying for a final after a wait of 52 years deserves to be shared among a lot of people.