Cratloe focused on Clare double dream

On the night of Cratloe’s maiden county football final win last November, the Collins family marked the victory with a pot of tea at the kitchen table.

A Munster semi-final date the following afternoon prevented the painting of the village red; dinner, cryotherapy and a light pool session the height of their celebrations.

It was a similar story on Sunday evening, not a single dual player cutting loose in the wake of Cratloe’s second county hurling title. The comprehensive dismissal of Crusheen represented part one of their double bid, part two arriving this Sunday against Éire Óg.