Kilkenny fight with the humility of their modest old heroes

For years I spent so long trying to take down Kilkenny lads that I am now spending so much time alongside in TV studios, writes Anthony Daly.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018 - 00:00

Anthony Daly

Two‑time All‑Ireland–winning captain and former Dublin and Clare manager, Anthony Daly, is a much-respected pundit and columnist as well as ringmaster in chief on the hugely-popular Dalo’s Hurling Show.

Early start yesterday morning. Kilmacud Crokes played the first round of the Dublin League against Craobh Ciaran. The match was played at 10.15am. Even when I played soccer with Turnpike Rovers, we never started that early. Welcome back to Dublin, not with a bang, but with a big, loud bong, an alarm clock hopping off the bedside locker at an ungodly hour.

I headed from the match to the RTÉ studios in Montrose because I was working for Sunday Sport last night with Henry Shefflin. After shooting the breeze together for a while, we watched the Clare-Wexford game live, before studying Kilkenny-Tipperary and then having a glance at Cork-Waterford.