'We were at our peak': Stephen Hiney still 'sore' about 2013 defeat to Cork 

Stephen Hiney believes that if the Dublin hurlers play as well in against Cork as they did in the quarter-final victory over Limerick, they "will be very hard to beat".

29 June 2013; Dublin's Stephen Hiney celebrates as he makes his way to the dressing room after the game. Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, Semi-Final Replay, Kilkenny v Dublin, O'Moore Park, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Picture credit: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE

Calling La Sirène in the south of France. A family holiday briefly interrupted. A most obliging Stephen Hiney.

Today’s semi-final gets a look in - eventually. The 2013 semi-final is given precedence. Twelve years later, that semi-final is still a “sore point”.