Kieran Shannon: Dublin's win was that rarest of GAA treasures - the championship shock

For several of the GAA's great championship shocks, Kieran Shannon has been there in person. That was not the case on Saturday. He was in an off-licence when he found out Dublin had beaten Limerick. 

Celebrating Dublin victory was not about being anti-Limerick but the feeling that what is rare is beautiful. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Just how big a shock was it?

So big we didn’t even watch it. Although it was among the minority of games in recent weeks that have been free to air, the plan we’d made for our day didn’t include it.