Cats already eyeing glory in September

Kilkenny 1-15 Clare 0-04

Joint-manager Graham Dillon made no bones about the prominence that loss to Galway has in their thoughts this term, and its role in giving the county their first national title since winning this competition six years ago.

“There’s a lot of hurt among that group of players; the same group of players that lost on All-Ireland final day last year” said Dillon.