Disappointed Ross ready for Meath test

ROSS MUNNELLY has been trying hard to re-focus his attention on to the National Football League, and, specifically, Laois' third round game against Meath in Navan on Sunday.

Up to last weekend he'd been preoccupied with DCU's preparations and participation in the Sigerson Cup competition. That turned out successfully for the Dublin college, but it wasn't quite so fulfilling for the popular young teacher.

The umbrella body for third-level games, Comhairle Ard Oideachais (CAO), decreed that under the rules Munnelly - along with Westmeath star Dessie Dolan - was not eligible to line out with the college team. He had started training with them back in September and stayed committed to the squad right up to the final, all the time hoping that he would be given a reprieve to play.