Carmody rejects Banner invitation

EXPERIENCED Clare forward Tony Carmody has decided not to take up an invitation to play for the county under new manager Ger ‘Sparrow’ O’Loughlin this year.

Carmody has informed team management that he does not have the appetite for inter-county fare and won’t be making himself available for the 2010 season.

Carmody’s decision will come as another early-season blow to O’Loughlin after 34-year-old forward Niall Gilligan called time on his 13-year career this week.