There’s no getting rid of stalwart Tim O’Halloran

Tim O’Halloran has been a familiar face around the Mardyke for over four years now but the facility’s head of maintenance fills a new brief tonight as he takes the reins from Colin O’Reilly as UCC Demons head coach.

O’Reilly’s loss to the Cheshire Phoenix in England wasn’t unexpected but it left a massive void. O’Halloran’s appointment, then, bore all the hallmarks of a smooth and smart transition.

O’Halloran spent nine years playing Super League with the Demons and another five turning out for the Division One side before his ailing back vetoed any more hardwood. He’d already turned to coaching by then.