Two former powerhouses have lost their aura
Dublin players Con O’Callaghan, right, and Niall Scully react after their defeat against Galway
Who would have thought it even a few years ago? Dublin footballers not being short odds-on to win the Leinster football championship and Kilkenny hurlers second favourites behind Galway – now that used to be an unlikely combination.
Not anymore. There’s a new landscape, as seen through the canny eyes of the bookmaking fraternity, who are quoting Dublin footballers at evens in Leinster and Kilkenny hurlers at 13/8, with Galway at evens.