Fact: win your province, win the All-Ireland (though perhaps not in the same year)

A qualifier run is like a sugar boost, but winning a provincial title has far more sustenance — and relevance

Fact: win your province, win the All-Ireland (though perhaps not in the same year)
Fri, 20 May, 2011 - 01:00
Kieran Shannon

“The key ingredient

The Galway and Dublin hurlers have to win Leinster or another league before they can win an All-Ireland

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