A few weeks ago, Ger Cunningham detailed his own gardening misfortune. Ken Hogan is another inter-county keeper to fall victim to a lawnmower injury.

OFFALY chairman Pat Teehan said the county board owes a “debt of gratitude” to Joe Dooley after he stepped down from his position as senior hurling manager on Tuesday.

AS if things weren’t bad enough in Offaly hurling — a season-long injury list that saw several players operated on, relegation to Division 2 on the last day of the Allianz Hurling League — this week the county has been rocked by news of a letter from senior hurling manager Joe Dooley to county secretary Martin Boland outlining a list of grievances.

MONAGHAN secretary Sean McKenna is confident the senior squad will row in behind new football boss Eamonn McEnaney, despite the disillusionment amongst some players over the controversial end to Seamus McEnaney’s reign in charge.

Joe Dooley has been reappointed as Offaly senior hurling manager, with 2011 set to be his fourth year at the helm.