Roscommon make it a family affair

Big weekend for the Murtagh household. Well, bigger weekend than usual.

Three brothers on an inter-county panel lends itself to a fair share of important Sundays, but tomorrow’s outing to Salthill carries far greater weight that any Roscommon fixture this year. Or, indeed, years previous.

Ciaráin, 24, will lead the county behind the local pipe band for a second consecutive July. Younger brother Diarmuid, 22, will follow suit. A hamstring injury ruled the latter out of last year’s drawn and replayed games, meaning he’s never featured in a Connacht final nor has he ever crossed bows with Galway in the championship. That changes tomorrow.