'It was never fashionable to play hurling in Dublin': Conal Keaney on a changing culture in the capital

Conal Keaney knows their Leinster final opponents Kilkenny have a culture advantage. However, he maintains the developing hurlers need to be inspired by the senior team.

Conal Keaney: Dublin’s size doesn’t guarantee there will be a conveyor belt of talent feeding into the senior panel. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Conal Keaney insists Dublin’s size doesn’t guarantee there will be a conveyor belt of talent feeding into the senior panel.

The former dual star, who stepped away from Mattie Kenny’s hurling panel earlier this season, isn’t blind enough not to acknowledge the vast number of underage players in the capital benefits Dublin.