Cloughduv’s 18-year journey not finished just yet

Cloughduv coach Tim Barry- Murphy is battling a head cold. Not that he’s complaining, of course. It’s a very small price to pay for the opportunity to be still calling drills and placing out cones in late November.

To be chasing silverware at this time of year is rather unfamiliar territory for Cloughduv, as is preparing to try and move within one hour of an All-Ireland final appearance at Croke Park. Indeed, there are many green and gold followers still coming to terms with the fact that the club’s collective focus no longer centres on shedding their junior status.