Anthony Daly: Ballyea are becoming the men you cannot beat without being way better 

Ballyea, a half parish with my own Clarecastle, comes right into the verge of Ennis. This one was intimate, as the holders’ celebrations afterwards made clear

TOUGH TO BEAT: Ballyea's Jack Browne, Tony Kelly and Paul Flanagan celebrate after the game. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady

This Clare senior final was an Ennis day all over.

I know Ballyea and Éire Óg never met before at this stage. I even wonder if the two clubs clashed before at any stage of a senior championship. The local GAA historians will fill us in, but there was no doubting a unique occasion.