Battery running low but the Tribe march on

At the end of the match yesterday, I shook hands with Michael Lyster. It may be my last time doing a live TV game with Michael, who retires from RTÉ at the end of this year, and I wanted to acknowledge his help to me, and his absolute professionalism, over the years.

I think Michael appreciated the gesture but his handshake was also warmed by the graciousness of a Galway man towards this Clare team. “That group of players never know when they are beaten,” he said.

It’s never easy to lose an All-Ireland semi-final.