Kilkenny steal Páirc Ui Chaoimh’s first silverware

All-Ireland IHC final - Kilkenny 2-23 Cork 2-18: Take it as certain that it’ll become a staple table quiz question in the years to come: who was the first team to win an All-Ireland at the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh?

Your answer is Kilkenny. The Cats, off the back of a strong second-half showing, claiming a merited fifth All-Ireland at this grade.

With their seniors having exited the championship, hurling followers could be forgiven for thinking that the Rose of Mooncoin was one particular song they wouldn’t be hearing for the remainder of the GAA season. But no sooner had Colum Cunning sounded the final whistle than that familiar tune rang out around the redeveloped venue.