First Banner victory in 87 years would be sweet music for local fans

Not a bad week to be a Clare GAA supporter.

Senior hurlers 70 minutes from Croke Park, minor hurlers an hour away from a third successive Munster title, senior footballers far from disgraced at the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday and still alive in the championship.

Next up is the not so insignificant matter of a Munster junior football championship final against Kerry this evening. Colm Collins, father of Clare senior hurling panellists Sean and Paudge, is team manager and cannot get his head around the fact that the Banner County have not won a Munster JFC crown since 1925.