With New York’s historic win over Leitrim and Clare's surprise defeat of Cork on the opening weekend of the Championship, on the latest episode of the Throw-In podcast. Dick Clerkin, Donnchadh Boyle and Michael Verney discuss why the provinces are still important.

Plus, was Mayo’s defeat to Roscommon such a bad thing for them?

Also on the show, John Mullane looks back on Limerick’s dominant win over Kilkenny to win the League title.  It’s only April but you might as well hand over the Liam MacCarthy cup to Limerick, says John.

But who else will emerge from Munster this summer?  And how can any of the other counties hope to compete?

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Join Michael Verney every week for a breakdown of the biggest talking points in the GAA world. Join us for interviews, club action and inter-county debates, with football analysts including Pat Spillane & Dick Clerkin and hurling insights from John Mullane, Pat Ryan and more from the Irish Independent family.

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