Kiely won’t be sorry to see hype downplayed

The Kilmacud Crokes-Craobh Chiaráin Dublin league game threw in yesterday morning at 10.30am. As soon as the referee blew the final whistle, I had a quick word with the Kilmacud boys before running for the car. The Craobh had given us a licking but I hadn’t time for any major autopsy because I needed to get out of Clonshaugh quicker than Batman got out of Dodge.

I had just over two hours to get to Limerick to do RTÉ Radio 1 co-commentary on the Cork-Limerick match. I made solid time but, with no car pass, I was scrambling once I got near the Gaelic Grounds.