Hurling still tops for us, says Mills boss O’Brien

STRANGE DAYS. Tipperary’s Moyle Rovers, acclaimed for their football exploits, contest a provincial junior hurling final against Cork outfit Barryroe on Sunday in Fermoy (2pm). At the same time in Askeaton, O’Callaghan’s Mills, a hotbed of the small ball code in Clare battle with Canovee for Munster JFC honours.

Mills’ boss Michael O’Brien explained their passage: “It was only when the hurlers were knocked out of the title race back in August that any thought of the big ball game was entertained.

“We are primarily a hurling club, and up to a couple of years ago there was little or no football in east Clare.