Emotional Brian Lohan pays tribute to “stoical courage” of his Clare champions

“We probably see it because of the defeats, because of losing those three bloody Munster finals, losing those two All-Ireland semi-finals. It was just a case that ‘Right, we lost but we’re not losers and if we keep at it and maintain that resilience we will get there.’ "

STOICAL COURAGE: Clare captain Tony Kelly and manager Brian Lohan lift the Liam McCarthy cup

Clare manager Brian Lohan has hailed the “stoical courage” of his team to come back from Munster final and All-Ireland semi-final woes to land last year’s Liam MacCarthy Cup.

An emotional Lohan insisted at Saturday’s medal presentation in Dromoland Castle that the players were not to blame for a couple of the county’s provincial final losses.