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'We proved we have a panel, we proved we had subs and we proved that we’re good enough to be in an All-Ireland final.'

The World Cup final in Qatar kicks off at 3pm and the overlap with the climax of the most widely viewed event in global sport will do nothing to boost the attendance at Croke Park.

“We've a bus journey home and I don't know when the bus will get home, I've no idea when that bus will get home. I told the players this morning, 'Don't bring your car because you won't be driving your car home tonight'.'

'We were away in America enjoying ourselves and there was a separation from the whole thing, and I came back incredibly hungry. I couldn’t wait to come back, there was no way I was going away and not coming back and going for five-in-a-row.'

"The one word that we used this year was to dedicate. And so we aimed to dedicate this county final to those families. Because we’re after carrying that coffin through Ballyhale too many times."

Ballyhale went an incredible 29 Championship games without defeat as their bid for three-in-a-row All-Ireland titles was ended by Ballygunner

Harry Ruddle was the hero with a last gasp goal that shocked the hurling world.

Waterford champions Ballygunner edged out the Derry kingpins at Parnell Park to set up final date