Frank Roche: Old rivals Louth and Kildare clash and the stakes could not be higher
It's 1991, a summer made immortal by the four-game Dublin-Meath saga.
Meanwhile, off Broadway, Lilywhite hope and rampant hype are wrestling for supremacy. Mick O'Dwyer's new charges have been fuelled by reaching a league final, losing to Dublin. Enter Louth from the long grass.
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