The Resurrection of Munster Hurling 1994-2004 Billy McGrath (Sideline) 80 mins, 24.95

In last month's edition of Mad About Sport we picked, amidst fierce competition, the 2004 meeting of Cork and Waterford as the greatest Munster hurling final of all time. The second DVD of this set contains that game in its entirety and its inclusion alone should be enough to make this a fivestar review, and yetf Despite having an awesome backcatalogue there is a dearth of quality Gaelic games DVDs out there, which seems inexplicable given that there is surely a market for them, especially when you consider how willingly most GAA supporters don rose-tinted spectacles. This is the second effort in Sideline's GAA Classic series (the first chronicled the Meath-Dublin saga from 1991) and almost by just existing it deserves some applause.

Disc One contains an 80-minute documentary, that while never less than entertaining falls someway short of excellence. For one thing, we could have done with more action. Footage of the finals themselves are present and correct, but too often the semifinals are glossed over and incidents are referred to without being shown, which seems like a bit of a waste and naturally makes the documentary seem less definitive than it could have been.

On the plus side though, the talking heads are almost uniformly excellent, Paul Flynn talks about Waterford's ascension and the origin of his patented 'top-spin' shots, Tommy Dunne explains how Tipperary realised the bar had been lifted and had to respond with innovative training techniques and Anthony Daly is his usual erudite self, including a glorious anecdote of how, after a Munster final loss, an elderly Cork fan approached him to tell him to take his cap off and hold his head up high. DJ Carey's presence though seems odd and unnecessary as his connection to the Munster championship is probably less than most of the people who will buy this DVD.

Diverting fare then, but ultimately, despite its title, this package fails to fully capture the passion of Munster hurling.