Killarney the bearpit for Super 8 opening salvos

Éamonn Fitzmaurice might not be pacing the Fitzgerald Stadium sideline this Sunday but for many in Mayo he might as well be.

Killarney the bearpit for Super 8 opening salvos
Tue, 09 Jul, 2019 - 01:00
John Fogarty

Éamonn Fitzmaurice might not be pacing the Fitzgerald Stadium sideline this Sunday but for many in Mayo he might as well be.

When David Brady condemned as “disgraceful” Fitzmaurice’s remarks about Mayo’s gamesmanship in last month’s Irish Examiner he was voicing what most of his county felt about the former Kerry manager’s column.

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