Ger Cushe: Beating Kilkenny a major turning point

If Kilkenny hurling was a Leaving Cert subject, Wexford would treat it as the one you don’t count when calculating your points total.

Almost every summer students in purple and gold uniform are confronted with this exam. Rarely, in the last 20 years, has a pass mark been secured.

Of course, for the purposes of this analogy, lets suppose Kilkenny is a mandatory subject. Otherwise, no more than higher-level maths, why put yourself through the stress?