Canning confirms Galway absence

BAD news for Ger Loughnane and for Galway hurling fans.

Wed, 30 May, 2007 - 01:00

Diarmuid O’Flynn

Teenage star Joe Canning reiterated yesterday that he will not play for the county side this year and is to spend the summer travelling.

“I made the decision a year ago. I’ve been hurling for the last three or four years non-stop, I wanted to take a break for a while, live a teenager’s life. I’m only gone 18 since last October,” said the former Irish Examiner National Junior Sports Star Award winner.