Gaels will be our biggest challenge, says Ger
In October, this year he coached Newtownshandrum to the Cork county senior hurling title, beating two-times champions Blackrock in the final; within the past few weeks he guided the tiny north Cork club to its first Munster title, followed that up last week with an All-Ireland title for the other team he coaches, UL (University of Limerick), winning the Higher Education League title over Garda College.
Considering the quality of the opposition in both competitions, the strength in depth in the club championship especially, that’s a considerable achievement on any man’s CV. Yet for all that, there are those, even in Cork, who still think he’s someone else, that he’s the former Cork goalkeeping legend of the same name.
