When Mickey Harte told his minor team to fold the county jersey carefully and gently place it on a table in the centre of the dressing-room after a match, he set a precedent. Tyrone’s players needed to realise the jersey they were wearing embodied a tradition.

BRIAN LOHAN will miss Clare’s crunch Allianz NHL Division 1A clash with Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday. The full-back is getting married on Friday.

The Ireland panel for the forthcoming Junior International Rules tour of Australia has been announced, with 15 counties represented.