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Kieran Shannon: Provincial football titles have never carried so little value

The new All-Ireland SFC format has laid bare the reality for the provincial finals: reaching the decider matters but winning the title has never carried less reward
Kieran Shannon: Provincial football titles have never carried so little value

Kerry drawing Donegal and Cork playing Meath in round 1 of the All-Ireland SFC has overshadowed the Munster SFC final. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

It might just hit home now after that draw.

All that’s at stake in a provincial football final is pride and a piece of tin, nothing more.

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