Gallagher getting used to the grind

Taking his place between the Meath posts tomorrow, David Gallagher knows he’s taking a risk.

When he accepted Seamus McEnaney’s invitation to join the panel after turning him down last season, he knew the consequences. To put it bluntly, his livelihood as a plumber could be compromised. A bulged disc he picked up in 2005 has never healed right.

It was partly the reason why he stepped aside from the inter-county game in 2009 and now again it threatens to make life difficult for him.