Clare and Cratloe to the core

He’s the father of Podge Collins, one of the brightest young players in the GAA, but Colm Collins is his own man too. He’s the manager of the county’s senior footballers who are aiming to shake their tag as bridesmaids in Munster, starting tonight

You would think being the county football manager is what you’d be best known for around the place but that’s not how it works for Colm Collins and it’s not how Colm Collins works.

On his phone the voice greeting has him down as simply “Colm from Acorn Hardware Floors”. No surname. In person there’s no pretension either. When we meet he wears the work clothes of someone who fits those floors himself.