There’s a blue and gold hue to hurling’s future

Thus Tipperary yesterday.

Mon, 06 Sep, 2010 - 01:00
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan is an associate editor and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a best-selling author and documentary maker.

Speaking to a knowledgeable Kilkenny person recently we were struck by the worries they expressed and by the depth of that concern.

If Kilkenny lost the senior game, his argument ran, and Tipperary won the U21 All-Ireland final next weekend, then the hurling landscape would change utterly.

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