Newly-promoted to the top flight, Westmeath’s Senior hurlers got a real reality with a vengeance check in Ennis last Sunday afternoon, a strong Clare outfit not flattered by a whopping 25-point victory against Joe Fortune’s under-performing charges – Clare’s biggest ever winning margin.
A fine attendance of 3,523 turned up in Cusack Park in very pleasant conditions, with just a few handfuls of Lake County diehards making the long trip.
