Monaghan lose carpenter Freeman to New York

TOMMY FREEMAN will miss most of Monaghan’s championship campaign.

The 2007 All-Star corner-forward announced his intention to spend the summer in New York to his squad and will miss the county’s Ulster SFC opener against Tyrone on June 5. The self-employed carpenter has been unable to find regular work in recent months and will line out for the Leitrim club in the Big Apple.

“I had spoken to Tommy last November and he spoke at that time about having some regrets that he hadn’t travelled to the States at some stage over the past few years,” said Farney manager Eamonn McEneaney.