Fitzgerald won’t medal in Town business until final hurdle cleared

STRANGELY for a man facing into an All-Ireland club football final, Ian Fitzgerald remains unsure if he’ll collect a provincial medal for his season’s work.

When Portlaoise saw off Meath champions Skryne in last December's Leinster decider, the skilful forward was busy exploring Queensland's Cape Tribulation, part of a honeymoon that took him from Hong Kong to Australia, New Zealand and the US.

The previous month, when The Town were playing their Leinster quarter-final against Rhode, he was in Madrid on his stag night.