Treaty’s lack of intensity a damning indictment

After Clare were well beaten by Cork in the 1998 league semi-final in Thurles, myself, Fergie Tuohy, and ‘Sparrow’ O’Loughlin went back to Powers in Clarecastle.

We weren’t supposed to be drinking but we were parched with the thirst and feeling sorry for ourselves so I called three pints.

A good friend of ours, Peter Cosgrave, was sitting at the bar and as the pints were being pulled, he piped up: “Dalo, the next time ye go to Thurles and don’t bother yereselves trying, you might tell us beforehand to save us a few bob.”