On the evening of the Clare-Wexford game two weeks ago, I left Cork and headed straight to Whitegate, the last outpost in east Clare, right on the Galway border.

These boys don’t think like past Limerick teams, writes Anthony Daly.

The first time I managed Dublin against my own county, in 2009, we had the chance to officially relegate Clare from Division 1.

Over the last while, I’ve been listening to Alan O’Mara’s excellent podcast ‘Real Talks’.

The Twitterati, and numerous other Twitter bandits, were laying it into Jackie Tyrrell and I hot and heavy last Sunday night. They weren’t happy with our comparative analysis between the Munster and Leinster finals. A few of them told us to go away and watch the World Cup, that we might know more about Colombia and Japan than Cork and Clare.

Olive Esler, who handles the social media promotion for The Sunday Game was manic busy throughout yesterday afternoon.

On the night Cork beat Clare in the 1999 Munster final, Johnny Callanan, the former Clarecastle and Clare hurler, and a great personal friend, told me a funny story. A few pints had helped to siphon some of the pain from the defeat but Cal wanted to try put more perspective on the day’s events.

As early as yesterday morning, some bookies had me priced at 5-1 to be installed as the next Waterford manager. Some free advice; keep yere money in yere pockets. The road from west Clare to Waterford is one significant reason I wouldn’t entertain the prospect. But the main one is pretty obvious — replacing Derek McGrath certainly won’t be an easy gig. For anyone.

Of all the days I have been with RTÉ, yesterday was definitely the toughest, writes Anthony Daly.

The last time Limerick came to Cusack Park for a Munster Championship match, in 1993, we were ready for an all-out battle. We felt we had to make a stand, writes Anthony Daly