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This episode explores the hunt for perfection within hurling. We see teams learning to win, with Galway’s breakthrough in the 1980s giving way to Ger Loughnane’s winning Clare side in the 1990s, and Kilkenny’s fine-tuning of the pressure game in the 2000s. Tactics and fitness take on entirely new dimensions, and the rise of sports science elevates the standards expected of hurling giants.

There is also a look at the women’s game and the battles camogie has had to fight to be recognised in its own right. As hurling has made its way through the early 2000s and the dawn of social media, what has that meant for the sport and the men and women who play it? For all the modern advancements in science and training, what lies at the heart of the game hasn’t changed at all – it’s still the magic of pure skill and the aura surrounding the heroes of the sport that draw the crowds in.