Clare are still unbeaten. On a heavenly day in Ennis – the narrow streets of the old town crowded, the stout taps flowing, the ground all sold out – Clare and Limerick tore into one another and emerged 70 minutes later on equal terms and agreed on a date to do it all again in the Munster final. Lucky us.
No surprise that Limerick shrugged off their league-time funk and are surging again but in a summer when Cork and Waterford confound their supporters, Clare are emerging as a hugely athletic and well-organised rival to Limerick, revolving around the uncanny genius of Tony Kelly. The Ballyea man finished with 0-16 of Clare’s total even though his scoring spree came to a halt with half an hour left to play. And there were moments in the first half when he seemed to be moving in a different realm of thought and freedom to those around him.
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- May 16, 2022
