Derry showed that they are getting to grips with life in the top tier of the National Camogie League with a 4-13 to 2-10 victory over Tipperary at Hawkfield.

With Antrim surprised by Westmeath in the Leinster championship preliminary round, then well and truly hammered by Limerick in the All-Ireland qualifiers, it’s time to ask: wherewith Ulster hurling?