Charlie McGeever summons another performance from Premier

There have been plenty of distractions for Charlie McGeever as the Tipperary manager plots and plans for tomorrow’s All-Ireland minor football semi-final against Kildare.

The doors of Coláiste Chluain Meala reopened on Thursday morning and the Tipperary boss, principal at the Clonmel vocational school, has “been up to his eyes” in staff meetings and timetable scheduling.

McGeever is heading into his 15th year at Clonmel, having left his native Donegal when giving his wife “no good excuse” to stay up north.