Cats still have to pay price to holiday

Kilkenny is hoarse today and will probably remain so for a week at least after Sunday’s magnificent All-Ireland minor/senior hurling double in Croke Park.

Every pub in the Marble City was packed on Sunday night, on Monday for the incredible homecoming, even last night, as the city settled down and came to terms with the glory. The place was rocking to the rhythm of victory, every man, woman and child apparently in town, determined to have fun.

Langton's in John Street is where both teams finally togged out on Monday evening. They should have been exhausted after their efforts of the previous day, the previous evening, the previous night, but they weren't.