Why Munster’s a title worth winning

THERE are few things in life less likely to set the pulse racing and the nerves jangling than the first round of the Munster football championship.

Sure, those dedicated pilgrims gathering and watering ahead of the game this weekend in Jimmy O’Brien’s pub will be a little bit giddy after the promise of a decent league campaign.

And there will be a moment before throw-in at Fitzgerald Stadium and Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow when the supporters of Kerry and Cork feel a shiver of anticipation as the summer road opens up before them with the promise of a golden autumn but once that brief tingle that accompanies the beginning of every championship season passes it will be down to business as usual.