A culture of excellence - Honesty is central to achievement

TOMORROW afternoon only something a little over an hour and Tipperary will stand between Kilkenny’s hurlers and the kind of life-shaping achievement many of us fantasise about, a very small few of us dedicate our lives to, but no one has achieved.

Even getting to the point where you can challenge for a fifth All Ireland in a row is an exceptional achievement.

Without wishing Tipperary anything but the very, very best of luck tomorrow Kilkenny’s spectacular achievements, and how they have sustained exceptional performance to become what is recognised as the best hurling panel of all time, deserves to be considered from the perspective of human endeavour and an active, self-perpetuating culture of excellence as well as a purely sporting context.