John Fogarty: Provincial finals’ silence does nothing for hurling

Clare's John Conlon clears under pressure from Cathal O'Neill of Limerick during round one of the Munster Championship last April. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Hurling will do the talking next weekend.

For the second year in a row, there will be no pre-match media conference before the provincial finals. Come to think of it, we can’t remember Kilkenny ever doing before a Leinster final and this is their seventh in a row, their 10th in 11 seasons.