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Patrick Horgan: An unwanted meeting? No, a final is perfect for silverware and last tweaks

If something doesn’t work for Cork in the league final they’ll have a chance to remedy that in the championship: same for Limerick.
Patrick Horgan: An unwanted meeting? No, a final is perfect for silverware and last tweaks

LEAGUE CHAMPS: Cork captain Robert Downey, Patrick Horgan, with his son Jack, and the cup after the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A final in 2025. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

I still think it was a mistake to have the league finals as a double-header, not least because it’s unfair to Dublin.

It’s a home game for Limerick, practically a home game for Clare, and not too inconvenient for Cork either. But for Dublin? Their supporters have to travel an hour and a half.

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