It doesn’t take a game-plan or a favourites tag for Ballyea to do the business according to star forward Niall Deasy.

He’s already quiet the collection but on Sunday Tony Kelly picked up a Munster club senior hurling medal.

A historic year continues for Ballyea as they were crowned Munster club champions in their first ever provincial decider.

Ballyea go in search of provincial glory this afternoon when they go toe to toe with Cork champions Glen Rovers.

This season has been one of firsts for Ballyea, tomorrow they play their first championship game outside Co Clare and they will be opening to collect a Munster title which the club has never done before.

In the space of two weeks Ballyea have won their first Clare SHC and qualified for their first Munster Final, it’s been a fortnight to remember in the club’s eighty two year history and their greatest.

They’ve won a new legion of fans following their exploits over the past fortnight and now provincial glory is on offer for the Ballyea senior hurlers.

At the beginning of the year Robbie Hogan questioned whether or not he would return for a fourth season in charge of the Ballyea senior hurlers, little did he think that he would preparing the troops for a Munster Final in the month of November.

Two-time All-Ireland senior hurling medallist with Clare, Fergal Hegarty has labelled Tony Kelly as the greatest hurler to be produced in Co Clare.