Eamonn Sweeney: The hurling final has been overshadowed thanks to the GAA’s obsession with haste
Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfileThe 2025 All-Ireland hurling final has been overshadowed. Seldom has the decider seemed more like just another game.It mightn’t seem so in Cork or Tipperary, but the usual sensation of the hurling final towering above everything else in the landscape is missing. In Saturday morning’s online sports sections, The Irish Times, RTÉ and The 42 all led with the Lions. The Irish Independent went with the golf.
