Eamon Taaffe: ‘It was only in later years we realised the respect we had gained’

Yet that seismic Eamon Taaffe goal against Offaly, four minutes from time, still resonates in Clare. It was the moment that propelled the county to a first All-Ireland win since 1914, bridging an 81 year gap.
The Tubber farmer was amongst the 1995 panel present for Clare County Council’s 20th anniversary Civic Reception in council headquarters this week.