The seeds of Ennis: How Cusack Park became Clare's cauldron 

A tribalism, intensity and, yes, siege mentality are now part of the allure at Banner HQ. But it wasn't always that way

THAT ENNIS ENERGY: A general view of the crowd during the Munster GAA Football Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Clare at Cusack Park in Ennis, Clare. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Just the mention of it evokes championship as much as almost any venue now.

Last year’s All Ireland hurling final was only hours over when already conversation turned to the rematch between the counties; if you thought it was hard to secure one of the 82,300 tickets for their July encounter above in Croke Park, good luck trying to find one of the 21,000 going for their April meeting in Cusack Park.