Banner roar welcomes Clare’s homecoming hurling heroes

The Banner roared last night as 30,000 supporters turned out in Ennis to give a tumultuous welcome to the victorious All-Ireland senior hurlers with the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Tim Smythe Park was bedecked in saffron and blue as far as the eye could see as thousands of supporters squeezed into the park to pay homage to their senior and U21 heroes.

Victorious Clare senior manager Davy Fitzgerald said: “It is 16 years since we had the Liam MacCarthy Cup back in the Banner county. We are all so excited. This is why we play the game and are involved in it. It just means so much to everyone. For the young kids especially, we got to make the most of this and let them show what the county has achieved.”