Laois boss plays down exodus to Dub clubs

LAOIS football manager Justin McNulty has played down concerns about the amount of local players quitting their clubs to join Dublin teams.

Rory Stapleton looks set to become the sixth Laois player in the last two years to move to a capital club after requesting a move to 2008 All-Ireland champions St Vincent’s.

Laois club Timahoe, who have agreed to allow county midfielder and former Aussie Rules rookie Brendan Quigley join Fingallians, are furious about the drain of talent and have demanded the GAA address ‘this trend of top players being poached from rural clubs to the Dublin area’.