Ten people who went full-time in pursuit of GAA glory

Derek McGrath’s decision to take parental leave from his work as a teacher in Waterford city’s De La Salle for the second successive year highlights what managers, never mind players, are prepared to do to dedicate themselves to success.

McGrath is the latest in a long line of men, many from Kerry, who have either taken time out from their careers or adjusted them so they could devote more of themselves to their GAA pursuits.

Mickey Harte