Diarmuid O'Flynn meets Liam Doyle, the Clare wing-back, and Michael Cleary a sharp-shooting wing-forward for Tipperary.

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IT was freakish, it was stunning and it was painful. Three years ago, Darach Honan stood in Cusack Park and readied himself for the coronation of Clare as Munster U21 hurling champions for the first time.

Brian Cody doesn’t focus too much on his future with Kilkenny – but he’s always ready to look to the past and learn from it. He spoke to DIARMUID O’FLYNN

He’s one of the world’s richest and most bombastic business men — and Donald Trump always gets his way. Which is why no-one’s betting against him hosting a future US Open on his own New Jersey creation. SIMON LEWIS reports from New York.

WITH the dust settling on Cork's 30th All-Ireland hurling success, Michael Moynihan examines some of the ways in which the Leesiders put a Clive Woodward maxim into effect:

Good nutrition right can make a vital difference on the pitch. Clodagh Finn talks to performance nutritionist Emma Tester who is responsible for crafting bespoke diet plans for Munster players

Love them or loathe them, Saracens have played a big part in Munster’s celebrated European journey.

Sharon Corr is ready to take to the stage once more, this time with fellow musician, Vonda Shepherd, she tells Lorraine Wylie.