John Mullane and Pat Ryan join Niall McIntrye, replacing Cheltenham-bound Verney, to spin through a hurling weekend where Limerick’s starters got more road-testing, Cork struggled to stay alive late on and Galway gave a shellacking to a poor Kilkenny side - are they in danger of a Leinster drop? Plus, John and Pat reminisce on craic and teambuilding during down weeks and why, when the hard work is done, it is valuable to a squad. Let us know your thoughts or fire in questions to indogaapodcast@independent.ie Also, if you want to see Michael Verney run through a horse’s yard, click the YouTube link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDMB0VHzg6k&t=11s Our GAA Podcast coverage is sponsored by AIB <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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