Kilkenny’s conveyor belt

THE end of another purrfect week for Kilkenny, but should the Cats now carry a public hurling health warning? Can anyone stop their relentless pursuit of three All-Irelands in a row, and three league titles to boot?

Their senior record, recent and historic, is impressive; finalists in five of the last six years, three wins in the last four, now these bac k-to-back titles for the first time in a decade, bringing them level with Cork on the roll-of-honour.

But look what’s coming behind.