There s no clear indication as to when the football season will get up and running, but it s still worth taking a look at some of the footballers who could light up 2021.
Some are on the cusp of burgeoning senior careers, others are returning from injury, the AFL or a break from the inter-county scene - but all have the potential to make a big impact in this championship . . .
Lee Gannon (Dublin)
One of Dublin s best performers in their All-Ireland U-20 defeat to Galway where he landed a long-range outside-of-the-boot point, Whitehall Colmcille man Gannon put down a strong season with Tom Gray s side. Used as a midfielder in the decider, he s a versatile sort and registered three points from wing-back in the All-Ireland semi-final win over Tyrone. A man in demand, he had a brief flirtation with the county hurlers, having been on the extended squad in 2019. And given that Dublin s cover isn t as deep in defence as other areas of the pitch - combined with the Dubs policy of introdu
Mayo will face no Croke Park sanction over the three members of their management team who gained unauthorised access to last month s All-Ireland final.
THE case presented against one of the men accused of murdering Irish gangland boss Robbie Lawlor was "a masterpiece of vagueness", a court heard today.
Neither Holland nor 45-year-old co-defendant Patrick Teer, of Thornberry Hill in Belfast, are accused of being the gunman.
Instead, they were charged as part of a joint enterprise to murder, based on their alleged involvement in events surrounding the shooting.
According to police, Lawlor went to Etna Drive in a pre-arranged appointment to collect cash.
A gunman emerged from the property and opened fire, shooting him in the head and body. Lawlor died at the scene.
The attack is believed to have been part of an ongoing drugs dispute which claimed three lives in the past year.
Originally from Dublin, Lawlor was heavily involved in a bitter feud between rival Drogheda-based factions.