Seoirse Bulfin says Clare don’t dwell on negatives

Seoirse Bulfin spent a dozen years on the sideline with Davy Fitzgerald in Limerick Institute of Technology, so when Fitzgerald took Waterford over, he brought Bulfin along. Now Bulfin coaches Clare, another Fitzgerald-managed side.

Sunday they face his native county, though.

“I’m a Limerick man myself and have watched them and hurled against a lot of them, and they are very good hurlers. They’ll take a lot of minding.” So will his own charges, of course. Bulfin pays tribute to the Clare players: “They’re an exceptionally honest and hard-working bunch, they’re a skilful bunch but the best thing about dealing with them is they are always willing to learn. They soak up every bit of experience you have to give and they look for that, and look to work hard on their own outside of training.