Darran still doing the hard yards

Truth be told, Darran O’Sullivan was surprised he started the semi-final against Clare. To be taken off at half-time wasn’t all that earth-shattering.

To be dropped for tomorrow would have been disappointing but if his Twitter activity this week is anything to go by he was over it almost as soon as Eamonn Fitzmaurice announced Donnchadh Walsh was in for him.

The 28-year-old knows he’s not yet firing on all cylinders. Having for so many years dodged injury like he would an unsuspecting defender, he has come face-to-face with a series of setbacks in recent times.