Fortress Ennis: How tough is the trip to Cusack Park for Cork? 

The Rebels travel to face Clare this weekend in a venue that has reputation for being a hard assignment. 

FORTRESS: A statue of Michael Cusack outside the stadium in Ennis. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

“Fortress” and “tough place to game” are two of the most common phrases associated with Clare senior hurlers and Cusack Park but the truth doesn’t necessarily back up those adages.

While Clare may have the second-best home record in the history of the Munster SHC round-robin behind Limerick who only incurred their second group loss in TUS Gaelic Grounds against Clare last month, they have won four of their seven games there.