Conroy: Time to stand up and be counted

Galway’s Paul Conroy is a perfect example of how inter-county Gaelic football can be a cruel task master.

When your career starts, all you can see are the lovely roses of potential success. However, as the seasons skip by, the thorns on the bushes leave their mark.

Conroy was Galway’s much heralded All-Ireland minor winning captain in 2007. The following year Liam Sammon started him at midfield and he won his first, and only, senior provincial medal.