McMahon looking for summer pointers

It’s only mid-March, the third round of the league, but as Clare get ready to visit Cork in Páirc Uí Rinn this Saturday evening it’s a game that could have added significance for later in the year.

So says former Clare multiple All Star and double All-Ireland winner Seán McMahon, who casts his mind back to his own days.

“I remember another game in Cork against Cork, 1999, when Jimmy Barry-Murphy brought on all those youngsters, a closed-door challenge game on a fine Friday evening. I think it was in May, coming close to the championship, and Cork were absolutely flying. I can’t remember how it ended up but you knew after that game that Cork were going to be a serious proposition.