Jubilant Quinn savours famous Tulla victory

TOP scorer Andrew Quinn may have been forced to watch the major part of Sunday’s Clare county hurling final from the sideline after an early injury, but it didn’t prevent him from celebrating a famous victory for Tulla which had special relevance for himself and his brothers Brian, Mark and Karl.

The club’s last triumph was back in 1933 and the winning team was captained by their grandfather Paddy. Brian, a member of Clare’s winning squad in 1995 and 1997, made a major contribution in the full-forward, Mark lined out at centre-back, Karl was a substitute and Andrew had been at centre-forward before suffering a groin injury in an early tackle before being forced off in the ninth minute.

Highly rated as a defender in the inter-county arena, Brian paid tribute to his club-mates for the way they responded to Andrew’s loss (vital in the context of his tally of 1-40 over the course of the campaign).