Dara Ó Cinnéide: A long way for Clare from here

There should be no shortage of native passion as Clare take on Limerick in the opening round of the Munster Senior Football Championship this evening.

Both managers, coming from dyed in the wool county backgrounds, will have drummed the sense of a championship identity into their teams better than any outside boss could.

Nothing like a bit of from-the-heart motivation to get the blood coursing and the fact that two neighbouring counties are clashing should also add to the sense of occasion in Cusack Park, Ennis.