ON MONDAY NIGHT it was confirmed that Brian Cody will remain as the Kilkenny senior hurling supremo for the 2017 season.
And last night another Kilkenny All-Ireland winning manager was ratified for next year.
Ann Downey’s appointment as Kilkenny senior camogie manager for 2017 was confirmed when she was ratified at a county board meeting in Nowlan Park.
In September, Downey was at the helm as Kilkenny saw off Cork by 1-13 to 1-9 in Croke Park to land a first All-Ireland senior camogie title since 1994.
Downey is synonymous with Kilkenny camogie after playing in all 12 of Kilkenny’s All-Ireland senior camogie triumphs before this year’s success.
Her management team will be finalised shortly with former Kilkenny All-Ireland senior hurling winners Paddy Mullally (Glenmore) and Conor Phelan (Clara) having worked alongside Downey this season.
Mullally and Phelan had led Waterford IT, along with Downey, to Ashbourne Cup glory in 2015.
Mike Wall and Ger Walsh – who guided the Kilkenny intermediate side to the All-Ireland title in September – will remain in charge of that setup next season.
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The David Connolly(?) story was the best!
Connolly became big headed when they named the train station after him. I knew it was a mistake.
@GARFARKLE: I hope he doesn’t turn out like Whitney Heuston.
@John Smith: must’ve indulged in Dutch culture a bit too much when he played reserve football there
@Armchair Follower: brilliant
@Armchair Follower: she did go off the rails in fairness
@GARFARKLE: bit of a ceannt alright
Reid was treated disgracefully. He wasn’t the Irish messi – he could however do something few others in the team were capable of – play a forward pass and keep possession.
@Colm O’Sullivan: And, play the guitar.
Good luck to arter, he has been weak for us in most of the games he has played.
How many grannies did Stephen ireland-ish say he had again ? Lol
@paul fennelly For the record, 1. Roy Keane complained about the training facilities several times during home matches before the World Cup. 2. McCarthy promised everything would be sorted by the World Cup. 3. Keane threatened to walk out of tournament on reaching Saipan because of the substandard facilities 4. He was convinced to stay for the sake of the fans 5. Next morning McCarthy called a meeting with everyone involved in the squad except for Keane and then he sent someone for Keane after everyone else had turned up. He confronted him in front of everyone about an interview only just published that he had given several days before and after an argument he sent Keane home. RESULT Keane was SENT home. This is fact, why do people insist that he walked out?
@John Mullin: You obviously haven’t read his own book. Funny as you sound like such a fan
Stephen Ireland’s career went downhill when granny-gate happened for both club and country. His head has never been screwed on. Only himself to blame.