A new kind of GAA getaway

THE effects of the global downturn can be seen everywhere, and the lack of inter-county teams travelling for pre-season training in the sun is one example. But Brendan O’Brien met the man who found a silver lining in that particular cloud.

SOMETIMES there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Just ask Kevin Madden.

A community sports development officer with Lisburn City Council by day, he can be found most evenings performing some duty or other in the name of the Derry senior footballers with whom he is involved as a selector and coach this season.