The final instalment of round one in the Super 8 produced one of the strangest and most subdued games in Croke Park in a very long time, writes John Divilly.

The 2012 M Donnelly-sponsored Interprovincial Football and Hurling Championship was launched today by GAA President Christy Cooney at Croke Park.

THERE are quite a few words to describe how the other 81,435 people in Croke Park felt at half-time in yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final but trapped was my first thought, and it’s as good as any to explain how we all felt.