Former Kerry hurler John ‘Tweek’ Griffin has likened the county’s crunch Joe McDonagh clash with Laois to an All-Ireland quarter-final. READ MORE McCarthy still has Georgia on his mind for clash with Danes“Saturday, essentially, is an All-Ireland quarter-final for Kerry,” begins Griffin, who won two Christy Ring Cup medals during his 15 years in the green and gold shirt. “For Laois, this is their All-Ireland semi-final. They were one of the favourites for the Joe McDonagh last year but didn’t have a good year. Because of the quality of the games this year, along with one or two other factors, people are beginning to sit up and take notice of the quality of hurler in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Source: Irish Examiner June 07, 2019 22:52 UTC