We’ve been here before

The last time Cork and Clare faced each other in championship with the Banner having won silverware the previous year was the 1999 Munster final.

Back then, Clare were going for a third provincial title in a row and also had the motivation of righting the perceived wrong of ’98.

Instead, a young Cork team seeking to end a nine-year trophy drought — as is the case now — managed to upset the odds, Joe Deane’s goal crucial in a 1-15 to 0-14 win.