Comparisons with Ring are rubbish, says hot-shot Kelly

SINCE he first put on a jersey, Eoin Kelly has been listening to the comparisons. In his native Mullinahone, he was the next John Leahy, in secondary school in St. Kieran’s, Kilkenny, he was the next DJ.

After his latest championship heroics, however, 14 points in a virtuoso performance against Limerick a couple of weeks ago, it all got a bit too crazy, even for the normally unflappable Kelly.

Now he’s the next Christy Ring, the new Christy Ring even. “All rubbish talk,” he says, with a shake of the head; “All rubbish talk, isn’t it?”