Burden of proof on the Banner, says Gilligan

NIALL GILLIGAN is first to admit that the jury is still out on this Clare side, despite their qualifier win against Waterford two weeks ago.

Players and management had to endure weeks of sniping in the wake of their Munster championship defeat to Tipperary so the healing powers of that victory in Cusack Park shouldn’t be underestimated.

The fact it was Anthony Daly’s first prized championship scalp as manager marks it out as an even more significant staging post while, in practical terms, it allowed them sidestep All-Ireland champions Cork in