Returning Mortimer taken aback by economic crisis

MAYO forward Conor Mortimer has admitted that Ireland’s economic crisis has left him stunned after returning home from a stint abroad.

Mortimer, a Sports Science graduate from Dublin City University, is on the hunt for employment and has also applied for a Masters as he contemplates furthering his studies.

The Shrule/Glencorrib clubman admitted: “I didn’t realise things were as bad. I didn’t have to think about work when I was in college for the last few years but the situation isn’t great.