Liam Kearns slams ‘abuse’ of overburdened young stars

Tipperary senior football manager Liam Kearns has accused local fixtures makers of mistreating young players —and voiced his frustration at the lack of access to top dual players Steven O’Brien and Seamus Kennedy.

O’Brien and Kennedy have both made the cut for Michael Ryan’s trimmed-down hurling panel but neither have featured in the league this season.

And Kearns insisted that if he had O’Brien and Kennedy available, Tipperary would be in a much stronger position in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League ahead of next Sunday’s visit to Sligo.