Kelly: No fear keeps Munster top

A LACK of fear between counties has maintained the quality of the Munster championship, according to Tipperary captain Eoin Kelly.

It had been expected the Leinster campaign could eclipse Munster this year but after two enthralling semi-finals in Thurles and Limerick, those suggestions appear to have been proven wrong.

“The Waterford-Limerick game got everyone excited and went down to the wire,” said Kelly. “People were wondering about Limerick coming into it but any team under Donal O’Grady was going to be prepared.