History against Clare side but this is no bonus for Éire Óg

In 50 years Cork sides have beaten Clare’s representatives on 24 occasions — the only temporary respite coming in 1999 when Doonbeg drew with UCC in the provincial final

Doonbeg's full-forward Padraig Conway celebrates his goal against UCC in the 1999 Munster Club Final at the Gaelic Grounds. Picture: Kieran Clancy. 

More than a few times in the last month the manager of the Éire Óg footballers, Paul Madden, has been told that whatever happens next is firmly in the realm of bonus territory.

Nothing more; nothing less, so much so it’s as if the Munster Championship didn’t matter.