Craig Morgan relieved to lift monkey off Tipp's back  

The win over Clare puts the Premier County back in the Munster SHC conversation.

Craig Morgan of Tipperary in action against David Reidy of Clare during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3 match between Clare and Tipperary at Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg in Ennis, Clare. Photo by John Sheridan/Sportsfile

Craig Morgan is talking about the road traveled to Ennis. The Tipperary midfielder remarks that they have had a “few setbacks” over the past two years. He immediately corrects himself. “A lot of setbacks,” he clarifies.

Saturday evening in Ennis bridged a gap of two years, two weeks, and three days to the county’s most recent Munster championship victory. The interim period, as Morgan hinted at, was not particularly kind.