Galway haven’t surveyed a landscape like this in some time

It has it all: Build-up, tension, the in-studio glee of anchors, most of whom are big hurling fans. The teams are drawn from the portentously named Bowl One and Bowl Two — which could be USA biscuit tins for all we, the listeners, know. A lovely assistant is drafted in to pick out the all-important slips of paper — in last Monday’s case, it was Dublin hurler David Treacy.
Most importantly, there’s an official from GAA HQ to oversee the whole affair.