Clare manager Brian Lohan was reluctant after the weekend defeat of Cork to accept that his team were as good as in the All-Ireland series. He was correct but the window of opportunity for Cork or Tipperary to move ahead and into one of the top three places is narrowing all the time.
Clare have beaten both of them – for the first time in a season since the All-Ireland-winning summer of 1997 – and unless their rivals pick up unlikely results, starting with Tipp’s visit to Limerick next weekend, the only question will be whether Lohan’s men progress to a Munster final or simply the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final.
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- May 3, 2022
