Carlow appoint Allen and O’Mahony to advisory roles for senior teams

Former All-Ireland winning managers John Allen and John O’Mahony are due to take up advisory roles with Carlow GAA next season.

Allen steered Cork to the All-Ireland senior hurling crown in 2005 and led Limerick to the Munster title last year. Carlow County Board approached him last week to act as an advisor to new senior hurling boss Pat English.

A son of former county board chairman Jim English, an All-Ireland SHC winner with Wexford, he has played an active part in underage hurling developments in recent seasons and managed the county’s U21s for the past two years. He takes over from John Meyler, who stepped down last June.