Tigers hit by double blow

BOTH Kieran Donaghy and Micheál Quirke have told Tralee Tigers’ coach Dave Falvey that they will be concentrating on football with the Kerry team and will not be available for the remainder of the hoops season.

This means they will be absent when the newly crowned champions travel to the Mardyke Arena on Sunday to play UCC Demons in a repeat of the cup final.

“Micheál Quirke is going to be a huge loss to us,” Falvey insisted. “He has become central to our whole game and without him we are going to be short on height. We will struggle offensively.”