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Five things we learned from Kerry’s unexpected Joe McDonagh Cup victory over Westmeath

League is league, championship is championship, plus four other things we learned from Sunday’s Joe McDonagh Cup opener in Mullingar

Killian Doyle of Westmeath in action against Fionán Mackessy of Kerry Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Damian Stack
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The sun shone, the ash clashed and we got our glimpse of championship hurling this season in Cusack Park in Mullingar.

Kerry stunned the hosts Westmeath and in the wake of the result we were all left to wonder what had just happened and what it all meant. Here are five things we learned from the Kingdom’s trip to the midlands...