Great escape veils Clare hurling unrest

Clare 2-22, Dublin 2-20:

On more than one occasion the Clare manager declined the opportunity with the written press to distance himself from Davy O’Halloran’s accusations that he left the Clare squad because of a three-week punishment that left him “humiliated”.

Instead, Fitzgerald hit out at the people who “write stories” about him and “guys who wants to create” panic. He insisted he treats players fairly in disciplinary matters.