Croker clash will tell a lot about Cats

FOR the first time that I can recall, there’s been more talk this year about the Leinster hurling semi-finals than about Munster.

That’s a pity, and I’m not just being parochial here.

The Munster senior hurling championship has always been a huge draw in the GAA calendar, yet we’re looking at the very real possibility that the combined attendance for the two Munster semi-finals mightn’t even break 20,000.