Mauling but no shame for Monaleen

A BIT of a tarring in Killarney as Nemo racked up their 12th Munster title in 14 attempts, but no pity please, for Monaleen. Rather, admiration.

Having knocked loudly on the door in recent years, they finally made the breakthrough in Limerick this year, then went on to record two hard earned and very creditable wins in the Munster club series, against Stradbally and Clonmel Commercials, champions of Waterford and Tipp.

Yesterday, as their inter-county midfieldfer Brian Geary explained, they simply came up against the kings, the club with the most outstanding record in this toughest of all GAA competitions, in any province, hurling or football. “We knew they were going to be good, but God we didn’t think they were going to take us apart like that,” he sighed, with a wry shake of the head, Nemo captain Colin Corkery in the middle of his acceptance speech in the background.