Patrick Horgan: Leinster championship hasn't served Galway well ahead of Cork semi-final

Also the colour and noise brought by the Cork supporters are sparing the GAA’s blushes by selling out stadiums and generating huge interest

LEINSTER'S LAST HOPE: Galway's Darren Morrissey pictured as he lifts the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship title. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon.

Then there were four. Clare will face Limerick and Cork will take on Galway the weekend after next in the All-Ireland semi-finals, and hopefully the games will be better than last weekend’s.

Clare were comfortable winners on Saturday night against Dublin in a game that never took off. Dublin put a run of sorts together in the second quarter of the game and narrowed the gap, but Clare always looked like they had an extra gear if they needed it.