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Eoin Brennan previews a high stakes Intermediate Hurling Championship Final between Tulla and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield at Cusack Park Ennis, Saturday 3pm Let’s be honest, neither can really afford to lose this final. After all, with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield (2018) and Tulla (2019) dropping down in successive seasons, what initially seemed temporary stays have descended into a meandering purgatory that both sides crave to end by whatever means possible. After all, the longer they remain at intermediate level, the more that the superior sharpness of senior deserts them as bad habits and slower hurling become more commonplace. Indeed, with Whitegate and Smith O’Brien’s set to rejoin the second tier pack in 2023, the time has to be now for either the Parish or the Windswept. Before a ball was pucked, both would have been installed amongst the favourites and while that tag dipped a little as Tulla stuttered against Junior A champions Ogonnelloe in their opening bout while St Joseph’s …
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