Mayo are the Connacht champions, Down are smarting from an Ulster final defeat and they will both be bidding to become the first side to book a place in this year’s All-Ireland semi-finals when they clash tomorrow afternoon.
20 years ago Clare football enjoyed a momentous triumph against in the Gaelic Grounds but Ewan MacKenna cannot see a repeat happening tomorrow evening.
They were decisively beaten in Killarney on Saturday and the Tyrone camp have put their hands up to accept that after they have exited the 2012 All-Ireland championship race.
They have already lost three times to Clare in competitive hurling games this season. Limerick boss John Allen is hoping they can reverse that trend in tomorrow evening’s All-Ireland qualifier.
They had seven goals to spare in last year’s provincial final but the Loughmore-Castleiney player is bracing himself for a closer battle this time around.
There were 22,171 supporters present in Croke Park to witness an extraordinary afternoon of hurling yesterday. Ewan MacKenna was also there for a remarkable game.
Kilkenny have won 13 out of the last 14 Leinster titles and the signs are that run of glory will continue when they face Galway in tomorrow’s provincial final.
The Dublin boss on the benefits of playing regularly in Croke Park, the challenge that Wexford will pose on Sunday and how his midfield fared against Louth.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS announced several new restrictions aimed to reduce Covid-19 risks heading into the Christmas period.
As part of the measures from 7 December to 9 January, nightclubs will close, certain events will be limited to 50% capacity and visits to private homes are advised to be limited to a maximum of three other households (so four households in total).
However, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar noted that this is guidance and not statutory so “there’ll be no gardaí calling to people’s homes, to see how many are inside”.
The measures were agreed following “exceptionally clear” advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team outlining the risks associated with heading into Christmas without restrictions to reduce the volume of personal contacts.
So today we’re asking: Will you limit indoor visits to three other households at a time for the next while?
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