Does beating Kilkenny represent hurling’s biggest challenge?

Last weekend’s hurling was a severe disappointment but not without its revelations, writes PM ’O Sullivan

The way we are about the weather in Ireland, the sleety rain nearly got taken as heaven’s verdict on the games’ quality. To say that both Dublin-Wexford and Cork- Tipperary underwhelmed as a contest would be like saying daughters were a bit of a disappointment to Henry XIII.

There were two kinds of exasperation. The first one came from natives of Cork and Wexford, locals disgusted by the ineptitude of their team’s performance. This frustration concerned pride.