'The wheel does turn' - Ballyea star Paul Flanagan's hurling philosophy

Maurice Brosnan meets the Clare man ahead of the provincial decider with Ballygunner this weekend.

UNDER LIGHTS: Paul Flanagan of Ballyea ahead of the 2022 AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship Final. 

It keeps churning. After a crushing defeat at the hands of Cork, Clare had to get away. In the summer of 2021, they set sail for the Aran Islands and let loose. David Fitzgerald had watched from the sidelines as his side lost out in a thriller and Paul Flanagan could see he was still low.

“The wheel does turn,” he offered. This feeling, as fierce as it is, will be fleeting. The ground is shifting beneath our feet. Fast forward one year later.