A pity no study was carried out on the psychological effects of this day 25 years ago on Clare folk
Clare captain Anthony Daly lifts the Liam MacCarthy Cup. All-Ireland Hurling Final, Clare v Offaly, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit; SPORTSFILE
Matt the Thresher’s, Birdhill, Co Tipperary. A Wednesday lunchtime in late August 1995. Three young men sitting at a table and discussing the upcoming All-Ireland hurling final.
One of them is there in a journalistic capacity. The other two, Anthony Daly and Johnny Pilkington, are there because they’re the Clare and Offaly captains and they’ll be meeting again in Croke Park a week and a half later. On September 3rd, 25 years ago today.
