We need to talk about Liam (MacCarthy)

Was Sunday the ultimate All-Ireland hurling final? Now that pulse rates are back to normal, we asked Michael Moynihan to be as objective as only he can be.

We need to talk about Liam (MacCarthy)
Tue, 09 Sep, 2014 - 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.

The greatest of all time?

A few years ago a pal of ours met an Australian whose first experience of a live hurling game was the 2009 All-Ireland final between Tipperary and Kilkenny.

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CourtsSports ColumnistsPlace: TipperaryPlace: KilkennyPlace: Down UnderPlace: LimerickPlace: Croke ParkPerson: LiamPerson: MacCarthyPerson: Michael MoynihanPerson: John O’DwyerPerson: Eamon O’SheaPerson: Seamus CallananPerson: Eoin MurphyPerson: CallananPerson: TippPerson: Michael CahillPerson: Brian HoganPerson: Pádraic MaherPerson: Alan HansenPerson: CodyPerson: O’SheaEvent: All-Ireland HurlingEvent: 2009 All-IrelandEvent: McGrath CupOrganisation: KerryOrganisation: MayoOrganisation: DublinOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Georgia
<p>If Galway and Cork are feeling under-appreciated, it’s because their own association doesn’t see the value in rewarding them. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher</p>

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