‘We didn’t panic, we kept our cool’

NOT for the first time in recent times, hurling followers found themselves pouring out of Croke Park in praise of Wexford.

Time and again in recent years they have illuminated or even rescued run-of-the-mill All-Ireland championships with performances of vigour and heart. They managed to up the bar again yesterday.

After the apocalyptic picture painted by the provincial semi-finals late last month, suddenly folk in the eastern province are learning to smile again and look to the future with a degree of hope.