Sheedy lifts manager of the year award

HE may be lost to Tipperary hurling right now, but Liam Sheedy is still very much in the limelight.

The man who lifted Tipperary hurling to new heights last September, after seeing his charges shocked by Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the opening round of the Munster championship, returned to the limelight in Dublin yesterday when he was named Philips Manager of the Year.

Sheehy got the nod ahead of other notable contenders, including Cork’s double-winning manager Conor Counihan, and Billy Walsh, High Performance coach to the successful Irish Amateur boxing team.