Flashpoints and fury: Clare and Tipp’s time of trouble

By now, Nicky English’s facial expression after scoring a late point in Tipp’s 18-point hammering of Clare in the 1993 Munster final has been interpreted as much as that of the Mona Lisa.
An umpire is escorted by gardaí after a Clare and Tipperary U21 game at Cusack Park, Ennis in 2008.
An umpire is escorted by gardaí after a Clare and Tipperary U21 game at Cusack Park, Ennis in 2008.
Mon, 20 Apr, 2020 - 01:00
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GaaPlace: LoughnanePlace: FeaklePlace: TipperaryPlace: Croke ParkPlace: IrelandPlace: EnnisPerson: ClarePerson: TippPerson: Nicky EnglishPerson: Declan RyanPerson: DeclanPerson: EnglishPerson: Ger LoughnanePerson: Liz HowardPerson: Anthony DalyPerson: HowardPerson: DalyPerson: Len GaynorPerson: Kieran McDermottPerson: Michael ClearyPerson: Declan BrownePerson: Jason O’MahonyPerson: Dónal TuohyPerson: Pa BourkePerson: Seamus HennessyEvent: 1993 Munster finalEvent: MonaEvent: MunsterEvent: Munster U21 finalOrganisation: TippOrganisation: ClareOrganisation: Mona LisaOrganisation: TipperaryOrganisation: Garda
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