He says that the only game they are interested in at this moment is this Kilkenny game on Saturday night, and needless to say the Leinster championship semi-final, which will be their first outing in the competition. Several new players have been introduced to the panel of 30, among them a very promising defender, Eugene Furlong. Some of these players have played in our league matches, but whether our personnel will change dramatically from last year for the championship we're not too sure. From the moment Kinsella took charge of the team in the wake of last year's All-Ireland win, his every move has been compared with his illustrious predecessor, Liam Griffin. It's a whole different ball game to last year.
Last year is history.
Kinsella forecasts a huge crowd for Saturday evening's game in New Ross which will have a minor hurling game between the same counties as a curtain-raiser.