MICK LILLIS IS the new Laois senior football manager.
The appointment of Lillis on a three-year term was ratified this evening, as he succeeds Tomás Ó Flatharta who stepped down following the All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Antrim earlier this year.
The Portlaoise clubman, who is a native of Clare, lined out for both the Banner county and Laois during a playing career which saw him win an All-Ireland senior club title with Portlaoise in 1983.
Lillis guided the Laois minor footballers this year and has also managed Portlaoise to six Laois SFC titles, as well as winning SFC titles in Carlow and Kildare with Palatine and St Laurence’s respectively.
Lillis was the preferred choice of a selection committee which consisted of Kilkenny hurling selector and Laois native Mick Dempsey, as well as county board chairman Gerry Kavanagh and treasurer Martin Byrne. He saw off competition for the job from ex-Laois players Leo Turley and Joe Higgins.
Elsewhere in Laois, Cheddar Plunkett and his team have been reappointed to the helm of the county’s senior hurlers.
Meanwhile, as expected, Fergal O’Donnell and Kevin McStay were ratified as joint-managers of the Roscommon senior football team at tonight’s monthly meeting of the county board.
O’Donnell and McStay will be assisted by selector Stephen Bohan, with coaches David Casey and Liam McHale also among the backroom team.
Genuinely not having a go, but why not just stay off it, away from it and completely avoid social media. People will always oppose strong opinions and equally strong opposition to those opinions.
@blindside: I think its because he is trying to stay relevant.
@blindside: even if he didn’t have a profile online the abuse would still be there. Obviously he didn’t help himself last week, but every November he gets more than anyone’s share of abuse
@Adrian Carroll: Wrong. Players these days are isolated and they need it. Mich like us now.
@Louis Jacob: *much
@Adrian Carroll: clown
I’m sure he gets fairly bad insults from social media and during matches but certainly don’t help himself wearing balaclavas putting it up on social media either
The abuse he gets from his fellow countrymen is nearly every bit as bad as bad as what he gets across the water. The fella is the first one to put his hand in his pocket whenever there is fundraising for anything, he can never be found wanting for effort each and every time he pulls on a green jersey. While he may have made a mistake last week it in no way justifies the abuse he gets.
@Mel Roberts: my god for once I agree with u
@Mel Roberts: It was a badly misjudged joke on his part. Naive and Stupid. But there’s no doubt he receives way worse online than his joke last week.
Priceless asking McClean to take a cut Even though he’s donated a lot of money in the last month not to mention other causes in the last few years.McCleans not on the same money as the lads at the very top,he won’t be getting that money when he retires and what he does earn now will be taxed heavily.Yes he can live comfortably now but he’s not obliged to take a cut,he’s doing his bit in this crisis.
Let’s be honest here the abuse is vile and wrong but he puts out stuff like last week that brings it on ,I’m not justifying what the trolls have said to him but he should know by now what will be said to him , I have a serious problem with his ability on the pitch and he makes me angry but I dont wish harm on him , ya he gives it 100% every time he plays in green but that’s just him running about like a headless chicken , unfortunately he will still make the squad at the moment but let’s call a spade a spade here , he has in no way lived up to the hype from the start of his career and now never will
If the stories of his donations in the past few weeks are true then fair play to him he is doing more than the owners of alot of clubs and should be commended
OMG , when you are in a massive hole, ffs stop digging.
He is a media gift that just keeps giving.
Has he shit for brains or what. Has he no advisors or does he just not listen to friends or family.
Just play football and shut up trying to justify your stupid actions of posting yourself in a balaclava .
rich people try to buy their way into our hearts with their donations or cover their badness,in any case it should be done and it’s tax efficient for him.
Now he is using reverse psychology that he is the victim and totally innocent.
I suppose through time he will lead us to the ‘ it has effected my family and they are receiving treatment as a result ‘ bit to buy him some sympathy or his sister will LEAK what a good boy he is putting someone up for Christmas .
Don’t make me laugh
Your going to reap just what your sow!
Sticks and stones