Provincial championship a beacon for code as counties set to resume the modern game’s most spectacular rivalry
For Limerick, it’s an opportunity to create a record for themselves but more importantly to affirm that their indifferent form since winning the league has now been overcome and that they are ready to tilt at another piece of history, a fourth successive All-Ireland.
Last year was a dismal enough spectacle as Galway flittered away chances to win a fourth Leinster title since entering the province in 2009 Last year was a dismal enough spectacle as Galway flittered away chances to win a fourth Leinster title since entering the province in 2009. So forgettable was the match that the aftermath commanded most interest, as Brian Cody and Henry Shefflin produced one of the most scrutinised handshakes since Gerry Adams circa 30 years ago.
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