Coady aims to grab big chance

After the year just past, nobody needs to remind hurling folk that sometimes the stars just fall into place above a particular team.

To varying degrees, it felt in places like Clare, Cork, Limerick, Dublin and Antrim that a hidden hand of destiny was directing their fortunes at times last year.

The sense of something new and special occurring in Carlow hurling has been strong too, with Mount Leinster Rangers becoming the county’s first club to both qualify for a provincial final and then win it.