Big guns on the rise as Kerry back with a bang
Once again, Limerick were the unluckiest county of all — beaten by one point again. No doubt, the long lay-off and the disappointment of their Munster final defeat dulled their edge and it took them too long to adjust to the pace of the game against Meath. They deserved better.
The long wait didn’t upset Cork and they had a well deserved victory over a poor Donegal side. But the weakness of the Donegal challenge shouldn’t worry Cork. They are in the last four and moving with intent and purpose. Their semi-final promises to be an epic encounter and who is to say that Cork won’t march onto Croke Park in September? This Cork side deserves no less. Now they play champions Tyrone in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Tyrone did just enough to overcome a fabulous Kildare side on Sunday. But Cork will take heart from Kildare’s performance and a great semi-final is in prospects.
Kerry-Dublin clashes are always special. Tradition plays a large part as there has been great rivalry between the country lads and city boys for many years. Kerry County Board sold 10,000 tickets for the game. Throw in Ticketmaster and the Kerry diaspora in Dublin and there were as many Kerry people in Dublin yesterday as there would be for any All-Ireland. No other county could get Kerry to travel to Croke Park in such numbers for anything other than an All-Ireland final.
As for the game, Kerry are back with a bang and tickets will be all the talk from here on in as thoughts turn to another All-Ireland. We will have plenty time to dwell on this in the coming weeks.
