SQUARE BALL

Instead, it was all about Kerry and the manner in which Éamonn Fitzmaurice (right) managed to shape the build-up to the National League final. Leinster Council might have got the coverage they wanted but this was all about the All-Ireland series. RTÉ RADIO will today provide live commentary on a GAA game in New York for the first time in 70 years. Marty Morrissey has been sent stateside to cover the opening game of the Connacht Championship, as New York take on Sligo. The last time RTÉ provided live radio commentary from New York, Michael O’Hehir was behind the microphone at the Polo Grounds for the famous 1947 All-Ireland football final between Cavan and Kerry, the Ulster side winning 2-11 to 2-7.