John Fogarty: Hurling can't forget about ensuring fairer play

Events in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday illustrated hurling’s problem with cynicism isn’t going to go away

UCC's David Griffin in action against John Cashman of Blackrock at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Loughmore-Castleiney won’t want our pity or platitudes and they’re not going to get them. They know themselves what they did over these last 12 weeks was pretty special but it wasn’t enough.

The sting of Sunday’s second senior county final defeat in seven days won’t shift any time soon, particularly when it was compounded by how they were beaten by Kiladangan the previous Sunday.