Greats turn out to show that biggest battle of all can be won

It was cold, blustery and there were showers of rain, but not even a campaigning politician could have dampened the positivity of the spirit at O’Moore Park yesterday.

Brian Cody was there, fresh from overseeing Kilkenny’s latest national success, to make his debut as a football manager.

It was no gentle introduction either, with Mick O’Dwyer in the opposition corner, 60 years after he made his first appearance in a Kerry jersey.