McDermott switches focus to Banner after end of Monaleen adventure

MICHEÁL McDERMOTT is set to focus exclusively on the Clare senior footballers in the wake of Monaleen’s exit from the Munster club championship on Sunday.

McDermott insists that the intercounty position will be his priority rather than returning to the Limerick club next season as they bid to land a three-in-a-row of SFC titles for the first time.

He admitted: “I enjoyed my time with Monaleen. They were a great bunch of players to work with and had good people involved in the club. It was heartbreaking to lose out on Sunday but they performed brilliantly. I know they were hurting after the manner in which they lost out to Dr Crokes in their first game in Munster last year and they worked hard this year after the county final.