Joe Hayes: New backroom team added zest to Clare

Clare goalkeeper Joe Hayes has lauded the contribution of coach Mick Bohan in reviving certain lost qualities within the county’s football set-up. 

Manager Colm Collins, at the helm since 2014, was forced to put a new backroom team in place last winter following the departure of Ephie Fitzgerald, bringing in Clontarf native Bohan and David O’Brien.

Bohan, a nephew of former Clare hurling boss Fr Harry Bohan, served as head coach of the Dublin footballers under Jim Gavin in recent years before stepping away from the role at the end of the 2014 season.