Dessie Farrell will have been encouraged by victory over Tyrone in Omagh
Dessie Farrell’s side were nine points up on Tyrone at the break before stalling
Pre-season finals and the All-Ireland club hurling semi-finals top the bill
Score to draw game at full-time as good as a winner, in truth a stake through the heart
The reigning champions name an unchanged team from Leinster Final win
Mayo are simply flat-out, unproven, but the champions are still the safer bet
Mayo cannot afford a repeat of the dismal second quarter against Galway
Seán Moran looks ahead to hurling quarter-finals and provincial football deciders
It’s impossible to see them losing to Kildare and then they just have two more games
Meath manager praises team’s ‘fantastic’ second half after trailing by 11 points
Farrell’s first task in the post-match media conference was to handle questions about absent keeper Cluxton
Kerry’s landslide win over Tyrone earlier in the day meant there would be no league final
Ulster champions Cavan next best with three while Mayo have just two and Tipperary one
James Horan’s side undone by goals, as Dublin make the closing phases count
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