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This years National Hurling League Final has received mixed reviews. Most people like myself thought it was a cracking contest between two of hurling kingpins, it was also a much needed boost for the code ahead of the championship. However, there seems to be a minority out there who think the game was too physical. Okay, a couple of tackles shouldn't have happened but these have been dealt with since. Eddie Brennan and Hugh Maloney received a months suspension each when the CCCC met last week. Both players will take it on the chin, simply because they wont miss a championship game.

Last Sunday’s Munster championship clash between old foes Tipperary and Cork was definitely a game of two halves if ever I saw one.

Is it true that Henry Shefflin sleeps with a sliothar under his pillow? Is Joe Canning a Weetabix or porridge man? How fast can Shane McGrath do a lap around Semple Stadium? Which Eoin Kelly is Ollie Moran related to? These questions and many other issues of profound importance about your county’s top hurlers will be answered this summer…

Eight teams remain in contention for All-Ireland glory after last weekend’s busy schedule. The main event was the 120th playing of the Munster Hurling Final. Considering the importance of Thurles to the GAA, it was probably fitting that the home county Tipperary landed the spoils.

And then there were two. Twelve counties started out on the GAA All-Ireland hurling championship title trail last May and now it’s down to two very exciting neighbours.

All-time Senior Hurling Championship top-scorer Henry Shefflin says that this Sunday’s All-Ireland final offers an unusual pairing, despite both Kilkenny and Tipperary being two of the superpowers of hurling.

Kilkenny have turned 2009 into their greatest ever year and have also completed the greatest decade in their illustrious history.