With red mist in rear view, Barrett's focus turns to dismantling Kiely's well-oiled green machine

Barrett will need a red chaos rather than a red card to the table. 

Shane Barrett of Cork is chased by Kyle Hayes of Limerick. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster final Saturday. We should and will look forward to this evening, but Shane Barrett is in our company and willing to reflect upon his moment of lapsed judgement. And so we'll begin with the opening day of Munster rather than the closing.

The second-half at Cusack Park was 20 minutes old. Cork were nine clear. There was no danger. The potential danger sparked by Clare’s resurgent second-half start had been dealt with and quenched.