Are vulnerable Kilkenny resigned to their fate?

Too many games is never a bad complaint but this past weekend’s inter-county GAA action and affairs takes a lot of digesting.

Are vulnerable Kilkenny resigned to their fate?
Tue, 04 Jul, 2017 - 01:00
John fogarty
John Fogarty
John Fogarty is the Irish Examiner’s GAA correspondent, with unique insights into the action on the pitch and in the Gaelic games’ corridors of power.

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It’s rare that we have seen Kilkenny set out their stall as a team more difficult to beat than one out to beat the opposition.

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