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KILKENNY:ALTHOUGH THE Liam MacCarthy Cup was on its way to Thurles, there was still a glint of precious metal in the evening gloom. Kilkenny’s minor team, who had defeated Clare, held aloft the Irish Press Cup like a silver tassie.

After a day of pouring rain, the sky cleared by late afternoon and the public turned out in their thousands to line damp streets for an emotional homecoming parade.