Summer holds plenty promise for Lacey

AS he drives to work from Donegal town to Letterkenny every morning Karl Lacey’s journey is intersected by the bridge that twins the towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar.

Craning his neck briefly to look into the adjacent MacCumhaill Park, thoughts of the championship wander through his mind. After the sharpest of winters, summer is rolling in fast.

The various opening provincial fixtures are sprinkled around the calendar and when the championship ball is first thrown into the air, that split second is the one time all year when all teams are equal.