John Fogarty: Hurling managers have little to fear about sin bin
Something to keep in mind is just how specific this sin bin rule is. Try and apply the sin bin to cynical fouls in last year’s championship and we can only categorically call two out of 10 certainties and four most definitely weren’t
SIN WHEN YOU’RE WINNING: Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan is fouled by Galway’s Adrian Tuohey in last year’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, an act of cynicism that would result in a sin bin this year. Picture: Inpho/James Crombie
Tue, 04 May, 2021 - 07:00
In January, this newspaper listed seven examples of cynical fouls over the course of last year’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship. It accompanied an interview with GAA director of games development Pat Daly in which he said the organisation had a moral obligation to tackle cynicism.
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Former Laois manager Eddie Brennan has spoken about his departure from the county, insisting it was a simple difference of opinion over the level of investment in the senior hurling side.
The eight-time All-Ireland winner led the O Moore men to the Joe McDonagh Cup and a surprise preliminary quarter-final win over Dublin in his first season in charge in 2019 but they were beaten by Dublin and Clare in their 2020 championship outings.
When Brennan left the position at the end of November, it was assumed that the inadvertent publication of critical remarks he made in a conversation with
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Kilkenny captain Colin Fennelly to sit out 2021 season
Updated / Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021
08:43
Colin Fennelly made his senior debut with Kilkenny in 2011
Kilkenny captain Colin Fennelly has decided to sit out the 2021 inter-county season, but is expected to return to the fold next year.
Brian Cody will have to plan for the forthcoming campaign without his influential full-forward, who picked up All Star awards in 2014 and 2019.
The five-time All-Ireland winner led the Cats to provincial glory last November, but was dropped for the All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Waterford, coming on as a 49th-minute replacement for Billy Ryan.
RTÉ Sport understands the 31-year-old, who was central to Ballyhale s back-to-back All-Ireland successes in 2019 and 2020, informed Cody of his intention to take a 12-month break before going again in 2022.