Episode 2353: Sorcery, Witchcraft And The Handshake Part 2

It ain’t always easy for competitions to live up to the weight of expectation placed on them, but the Munster hurling final lived up to the myth this year.

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“Inevitable” Limerick won the game but Tony Kelly’s witchcraft will live longer in the memory than the result. Jamie Wall and Malachy Clerkin discuss Kelly’s class, Clare’s hope if the sides were to meet again and why the Cody-Shefflin handshake, part 2, is interesting, and even a little bit important.

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Very little, on the other hand, is expected of Phil Mickelson and he has well and truly delivered on those expectations in recent months. Ken tries to make sense of his latest statement, which seems to be written in a dialect our football correspondent is unfamiliar with.

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A deep, complex, philosophical Ken Early explains a few things to fun seeking simpleton Ciaran Murphy https://t.co/uxcODKouWE pic.twitter.com/kbhkEZWdXY

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In the same week she graduated from high school Coco Gauff also made it to a French Open final and found the time to speak about gun violence in the US.

We talk to the wonderful @caitlin_thomps of @racquetmagazine https://t.co/Y0OaUoeuly pic.twitter.com/hQBO66eicR

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