'I admire the way he's going about things' - Canning praise for Clifford's Joe show

The Galway legend knows how it feels to be David Clifford.

LEADING LIGHT: Joe Canning at the launch of TG4's new series of Laochra Gael at Light House Cinema in Dublin. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Joe Canning has walked in David Clifford's shoes; the superstardom from an early age, the hoards of kids zeroing in on him immediately after any game he plays, the pressure to perform.

A day after Clifford's latest piece of Croke Park sorcery while in club colours, Canning was a few miles down the road in Smithfield for the launch of the 21st series of TG4's Laochra Gael.