Tubridy beginning to believe
Plying his trade for Clare at the basement level of the National Football League had lead Tubridy to conclude that such awards were the preserve of the elite. He reckoned the call was a hoax from one of his buddies and it was only when Clare team liaison officer Tom Downes texted to pass on congratulations that the penny finally dropped for the 22 year-old.
“I definitely thought it was a wind me up,” he laughs. “I know Ciarán McDonald from Tipperary got it last year when he was in Division 3, but I’d never heard of a Division 4 player getting it. Still it was great to be recognised. My parents were up there with me in Dublin, we got to meet the President Christy Cooney and the other award winners. It was something special you’ll remember.”
