Against this boa constrictor Kilkenny will come up shy, but Wexford may not

Not to put too fine a point on it but Kilkenny won the All-Ireland quarter-final largely because they were playing — and were allowed to play by and play through — Cork. Not to put too fine a point on it but they’re unlikely to win the All-Ireland semi-final largely because they’ll be playing — and will not be allowed to play by and play through — Limerick.

If Cork were a girl they’d be the bubbly, amiable blonde that everyone likes. A grand evening guaranteed for both of you. If Limerick were a girl they’d be a dominatrix, tall and dark and forbidding. Can it be that simple? Can it be that simplistic? Should we all just stay at home tonight?