Clare blitz Kerry but Davy Fitzgerald wary of Limerick test

Clare 2-28 Kerry 1-9: Sometimes you wonder if things happen by design or default in Clare but the unveiling of their €2.1m stand could not come at a better time next Sunday when a bumper crowd is expected at their Cusack Park HQ when the host rivals Limerick in a battle for promotion to the top flight of the Allianz Hurling League.

The work on the new stand and terracing has been continuing apace in recent months and will be ready just in time when a crowd of around 12,000 is expected to descend on Ennis for next Sunday’s showdown.

Clare have been busy sorting their squad as well, and the return of Podge Collins after his cruciate nightmare raised the biggest cheer of the afternoon when he was introduced. By the end Darach Honan, out since the opening round win over Offaly, was also back on the park but manager Davy Fitzgerald warned they would have a big task next Sunday against their Munster rivals.