Life putting football in perspective for Colin Kelly

Louth manager Colin Kelly has revealed how he spent days and nights in hospital with his daughter and late mother, Celine, ahead of last month’s Allianz Football League Division 3 clash with Armagh.

Kelly bravely took charge of the Wee County’s fixture against Armagh just days after his mother’s passing – and has now revealed his daughter, Tara, was rushed to hospital on the Sunday before that game.

Kelly was in Thurles to watch Tipperary’s match with Longford on March 11 with his 11-year-old daughter when she began to experience stomach pains.