John Conlon: 'All week you were hearing that you were going to be taken to the cleaners'

To claim a second All-Ireland medal against Cork after a tricky time of it in the counties' Munster SHC clash in April made it one sweet year.

Clare's John Conlon with his GWA Hurling Personality of the Year award at the Gaelic Writers Association Awards. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

You hear all of John Conlon’s 2024 story and wonder just how he and his wife Michelle managed it.

There were Clare's All-Ireland and Division 1 titles, of course, and helping Loughrea to a third-ever Galway SHC title last Sunday, not to mention assisting in the management of Truagh-Clonlara’s camogie team to a senior county championship last month.