Lacey gets set for the long road

HIS new position will see him clocking over 1,000 kilometres a week from his Kildare base but Brian Lacey had no hesitation about accepting the offer to coach the Limerick footballers.

The former All Star defender was approached by Maurice Horan in October to fill the void left by Ephie Fitzgerald, who has since taken over the Cork minors.

The return commute from his Kildare home to Limerick’s Rathkeale base is approximately 350km, a trip he makes three times a week.