Changing mindset sees football grow in Kilkenny

There are some words that look out of place sharing the same sentence. Jose Mourinho and modest. Paul O’Connell and ordinary. Kilkenny and football.

But after last weekend the latter pairing have grown more comfortable bedfellows.

On Saturday Kilkenny made history when crowned British Junior Football Champions with a 2-7 to 0-8 win over Scotland in Edinburgh which sets up an All-Ireland semi-final with Mayo in Nowlan Park next month.