All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2023 ( Munster And Leinster Championships,Liam McCarthy Cup)

Ya but it didn't happen for Wexford and Dublin didn't make the final.

I bet if one of those happens it's different.

And in fairness despite being "so important" the people of Leinster didn't seem to pushed to go to the games. Not exactly selling that importance thing very well.

Not meaning to pick on you in particular, as its a valid point, but is it possible to have a thread about the action on the pitch and a separate one where we can debate the TV coverage?

If they are all at it why the endless whining from Cork lads today about one that didnt go their way for once. Gillane was held before he grabbed the hurley. Smart play of you ask me. The full back thinks he can hold but the forward cant - why is that? Maybe they should just try to play the ball instead of the man all the time. truth is they know Gillane would destroy them if they had to play hurling with him.

We are happy enough with how yesterday played out. Its everyone else who is cherry picking the incidents that suit their biased narrative

Much more at stake in Leinster, actually.

A Leinster championship without Wexico in the top tier would make it weaker than it already is. The inability to ever accept graciously an All-Ireland champion from outside the 'cauldron' would be more tiresome than it already is.

As real hurling people know, KK vs WX is as important a neighbour rivalry as any in Munster or anywhere else. With so much at stake, yesterday was therefore predictable too, and it has come to pass.

What is it with Limerick and this constant need for affirmation! Ye have a great team why not enjoy that. Being bitter in defeat is kind of understandable but being bitter in victory is just weird!

I kind of know how you feel.

The amount of petty bitterness we in Kilkenny had to listen to for years from other counties, especially Munster ones obviously, was something else.

To see them on PROC, thrashing around over the grass in Croke Park being cut deliberately long, to suit Kilkenny. Great stuff.

But it wasn't easy I can tell you, winning 11 out of the first 15 All-Irelands of the 21st Century. Not saying that kind of success will happen again of course.

We got through it though, and you will too.

Maybe JP might throw in a few bob to a counselling fund for ye ? What's another million to the great man ?

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Nobody cared about relegation in Leinster last year - who was looking for Laois-Westmeath to be televised? The only reason people are highlighting it now is because Wexford were involved and playing Kilkenny. If it were Antrim-Westmeath you'd be quite content for it not to be on TV.

Varadker and Martin do what politicians do and reflect the public mood. I'm sure if there's enough people bothered by the absence of the Leinster relegation games from TV it will emerge as an issue of public discussion.

'Wexford were involved and playing Kilkenny'.

That has radically more serious implications and connotations than Antrim or Westmeath have ever had. With respect to them.

I'm confident in saying that Varadkar and Martin know as much, and therefore as little, about that as each other.

The foolishness lies in expecting anything much from the national broadcaster.

And they were already showing a Leinster match.

People seem to think RTE are gonna hand over 3 channels so everyone can see the 3 Leinster matches.

The Galway match is the last one I would have picked but yes many people have complained that it wasn't also on or on GAAgo.

Antrim vs Westmeath was the one that really had the most at stake but I suppose they don't have the profile.