AS Cappamore and Charleville ready themselves for battle in Sunday’s Munster Club JHC final, there is one uncanny parallel between them, as outlined by Cappamore player/coach Seamus Coffey.

AFTER so many months of doom and gloom, of recession and depression, it is great to see the real hurling season starting again with the Allianz Hurling League this weekend.

ONE Tipperary hurling legend led the tributes to another last night following the death, aged 80, of eight-time All-Ireland senior medallist John Doyle.