Ger’s salty barb tastes of Munster angst

Forget your fancy salt, Himalayan pink or Hawaiian red. No seasoning bests Ger Loughnane’s way with Feakle salt. 

Plain condiment makes for plenty crunch in this weekend’s NHL semi-final between Clare and Kilkenny. According to Loughnane, the last two seasons saw other counties stand idly by, allowing an underwhelming Kilkenny side to overperform.

The original interview, running to nearly 12,000 words on the GAA’s official website, is terrific. Everyone should read it. Loughnane offers abundant insight on hurling in the 1990s, perceptiveness done scant justice by newspaper excerpts.