JUST PURRFECTION!

Title drive never in doubt for Cats

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for us, and gave us a bit of breathing room.

Keoghan caught Murphy accidentally with his knee, and although he continued, seconds later John Donnelly caught him high and was yellow-carded, with the goalie going off at half-time.

Adrian Mullen, roving deep, ran the first 15 minutes of a tit-for-tat game that lacked any real excitement, impressive and all as the set piece plays from puck outs were.

It was like night and day compared to the chaos of the Munster final from the night before, although that was played in front of a packed house, while Croke Park wasn't even half full.

Both sides played with a sweeper, Galway’s tending to rotate, while Richie Reid was generally the one to slot in for Kilkenny.