Christy O'Connor Talking Points: Kilmallock desperately trying to escape Na Piarsaigh’s headlock 

A year on from being beaten twice by Na Piarsaigh by an aggregate of 18 points, Kilmallock have looked like a different animal this year. Still, Sunday is the truest test yet of how much they can really alter the pattern of this relationship.

Shane O'Brien of Kilmallock in action against Bryan Canny of Monaleen. Pic: Tom Beary/Sportsfile.

After a Cathal Connery free pushed Kilmallock three points ahead of Na Piarsaigh late on in last month’s Limerick Premier minor final in Rathkeale, Leo O’Connor reminded the viewers in his co-commentary on Streamsport of what could yet transpire. “Don’t rule out anything happening here,” he said.

Anything usually can when it comes to Na Piarsaigh and Kilmallock, but O’Connor was also probably mindful of how Na Piarsaigh have dictated the tone of the rivalry between the clubs to such an extent that everybody knows what is likely to happen – that Na Piarsaigh almost always win.