Noel Roche shone a light on Clare football 

This week Noel Roche was inducted into Munster GAA’s Hall of Fame

Noel Roche in action for Clare in 1992. Pic: INPHO

When the news came through during the week that Noel Roche had been inducted into Munster GAA’s Hall of Fame, the 1992 Clare footballers WhatsApp group nearly went into meltdown. Arrows and bullets – all good natured – were flying in every direction until Pat Hanrahan, a selector with that 1992 team, decided to pull the trigger of the scattergun.

“All very true for sure,” wrote Hanrahan. “But most of ye spent years trying to kill Noel in the club championship. I know Doonbeg tried, and mostly failed.”