Cunningham is wary

Cork selector Ger Cunningham believes Clare’s assault on two fronts will be a help rather than a hindrance for Davy Fitzgerald’s men come next month’s senior All-Ireland final.

Fourteen of Fitzgerald’s squad have been double-jobbing with the county U21s this summer and they will seek to secure a second All-Ireland berth this Saturday when they come up against Galway in Semple Stadium. Cunningham knows something about such a scenario, having enjoyed similar runs in 1982 when the Cork seniors lost out to Kilkenny in one decider before his U21 side accounted for Galway in Birr a week later.

“It hasn’t been [a hindrance for Clare] up to now,” said the Bord Gáis Energy Sports Ambassador. “It has been great for them. I know they have built on the success of the U21 team and it has given them great momentum.