Dunne captain cautious ahead of Antrim match

AS the meeting of Clare and Galway in the final series of All-Ireland qualifiers dominates column inches and radio waves, the other game, Tipperary and Antrim, is all but forgotten, a mere adjunct to the main event.

But less hype means no easing of planning and preparation for all concerned, according to Tipperary captain Tommy Dunne. "Yeah, that's the way it is," he says. "There's an element of that, but we can't very well forget about it."

The reason of course is that Tipperary, as reigning All-Ireland champions, are expected to give the Ulster champions a bit of a hammering, and in most books are already pencilled in for a semi-final meeting with Kilkenny.