Canning: we had a point to prove

THE HAPPY chaos of a winning dressing-room. Ollie Canning was leading the team in their victory song. Damien Hayes was dedicating the club title to his mother, in hospital awaiting dialysis (“We’ll be calling in to the hospital in Galway with the cup before her fourth session,” he said).

A calm Joe Canning was fielding the questions flying towards him with the assurance of a veteran.

A second All-Ireland club championship in three years surely meant Portumna would be eyeing back-to-back titles, right?