PM O’Sullivan: Do Kilkenny possess a succession plan? Or are they living on past glories?

The idea that Kilkenny will not win a Senior All-Ireland during the 2020s is twisting like ivy around local conversations

Newly appointed Galway hurling manager Henry Shefflin in attendance during the Kilkenny SHC semi-final between Ballyhale Shamrocks and James Stephens at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Kilkenny hurling stands in a downbeat place.

I was out and about after last Sunday’s senior semi-finals. People were underwhelmed, putting it politely, by the standard on view, after Ballyhale Shamrocks and O’Loughlin Gaels reached the county final.