Croke Park cracker a tantalising taste of sensational Super 8

Kieran Shannon picks out four key takeaways from the weekend’s League final.
Croke Park cracker a tantalising taste of sensational Super 8
Wed, 12 Apr, 2017 - 01:00
Kieran Shannon
Kieran Shannon
Kieran Shannon is an award-winning sportswriter renowned for big interviews, insightful columns and an unrelenting focus on high‑performance sport.

Watching last Sunday’s league finals, especially Kerry and Dublin playing out yet another cracker in Croker, a number of things about it got the pulse and mind racing about the summer ahead — and even the one after that...

1. The Super 8 is going to be so much fun

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