Cats show nerves of steel on biggest stage once more

Filing an attendance yarn during the week, the mandatory phone call was put in to Kilkenny chairman Ned Quinn.

“What kind of Kilkenny crowd do you expect will travel to Croker on Sunday?” enquired yours truly.

“No more than 10,000,” replied Quinn. “Well, you see Sunday is our 17th All-Ireland semi-final in 18 years. We are well accustomed to semi-finals down here.”