The John Fogarty Interview: Sugrue’s Laois going through the gears

Nine years living in Laois, John Sugrue considers himself naturalised, but after guiding the Leinster county to a second successive promotion, his native Kerry colours so much of his management ethos

The irony of being asked to play into April isn’t lost on John Sugrue. Twelve months ago, he took his Laois squad to Caherciveen on a training camp, an exercise for which they were punished as it fell just outside the permitted 10-day window before their opening Leinster SFC game against Wexford. Home advantage for their Division 3 game this year was taken away from them and Louth ended up beating the Laois men in Croke Park.