Galway v Kilkenny: Downey resolute as familiar foes do battle in senior camogie final

It is part of lore now how a deputation of Wexford hurlers took a bus trip down to Clare around this time last year to exhort Davy Fitzgerald to remain at the helm as manager and along-awaited Leinster title resulted.

Women do things a little differently, so instead of one group knocking on Ann Downey’s door to prevail upon her to remain as boss of the Kilkenny camogie panel, the players opted for a longer campaign of regular contact, rather than the all-or-nothing attack.