Mulqueen keen to avoid favouritism

Even among seasoned hacks it’s a major point of discussion coming into the Munster SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday — who should be favourites?

Even the bookies are torn, most agreeing with the pundits in making Clare slight favourites. This doesn’t sit well with Clare coach and selector Louis Mulqueen, not in the least.

“I can’t understand how favourites are chosen. We played Waterford in the first round of the Munster championship, they had nine Munster medallists, we hadn’t won a Munster championship game in five years, they had already beaten us in the league — in Ennis — yet we were favourites.”