Anthony Daly: Anything is possible in this great hurling championship

EYES UP: An umpire and the Cork goalkeeper Ger Collins watch Diarmuid Ryan's shot go over the bar for what proves to be be the winning point during the Munster SHC round 4 match at Cusack Park in Ennis. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

When the final whistle blew in Ennis on Sunday, I started singing that famous old Clare hurling ballad from the 1990s, immortalised by the line: ‘How’s it going Lohan, it’s great to be alive’. OK, I was heavily biased, especially with a proud Corkman in Dónal Óg beside me but, whatever county you were from Sunday – Clare, Cork, Limerick and Tipperary – you were left with that feeling at the end of it all. ‘It’s great to be alive’.

For as long as I can remember, the Munster Championship has been the golden gift that keeps on giving, but this year’s round robin has taken it to new levels. What more can it give us? Loads. Next week should provide us with even more drama and tension that Hollywood’s best scriptwriters couldn’t put down on a page or onto a screen.