How one photographer got exclusive access to the Liam MacCarthy Cup

The cover of the Irish Examiner's All-Ireland hurling final supplement. Available for FREE inside Friday's Irish Examiner

The front page image of today’s All-Ireland final supplement was captured by Sportsfile photographer Piaras Ó Mídheach who was given exclusive access to the workshop where the Liam MacCarthy Cup was cleaned and polished ahead of Sunday’s decider at Croke Park.

“I’ve been chasing this set of pictures for a number of years,” he explained, “as there is understandable secrecy and mystery around the process each season.