Former Tipperary dual player fears mental toll of injuries on youngsters

Having watched his son spend eight months on the sideline because of a hip impingement, former Tipperary dual player Liam Stokes is concerned for the mental wellbeing of talented teenagers who find their burgeoning inter-county careers derailed by injury.

Mark Stokes, from the Kilsheelan-Kilcash club, played hurling and football for Tipperary from U14 right through to U17, as well as minor football in 2017, but the 18-year old has seen very little action inside the whitewash this year as he rehabs a hip injury which will require constant minding for the remainder of his playing days.