Perhaps it’s those back and amber stripes that strike crippling fear into the hearts of opponents. But Kilkenny’s hurlers and the footballers of Crossmaglen have much more than colours in common.

GIVEN their senior record, and the exceptional results of St Pats (Navan) at colleges level, it’s hard to believe that Meath have only three All-Ireland minor football titles to their credit — 1957, 1990 and 1992.