Clare camp presents united front in player discipline row

An indignant Clare hurling camp last night insisted the issue concerning the disciplinary breach that prompted the departures of Davy O’Halloran and Nicky O’Connell from the panel was dealt with fairly.

In a statement issued by Clare’s joint captain Cian Dillon and distributed through county board PRO Sean O’Halloran, the Banner County’s players and management claimed there were “numerous inaccuracies” reported about the controversy prompted by an interview given by O’Halloran to The Irish Times.

O’Halloran said he had been humiliated by the punishment dished out by manager Davy Fitzgerald after the pair were reported by a backroom team member for socialising before a game.