Working with David Power: ‘You hang up the phone and say I'd like to play for this man’

He may be 14 years on the inter-county scene but David Power is still one of Gaelic football's youngest managers. As he leads Tipperary into a Munster final against Cork, those who played under Power and picked teams with him give their insights
Working with David Power: ‘You hang up the phone and say I'd like to play for this man’

A portrait of David Power, Tipperary senior football manager. By Drinan

There is a picture in the Power household of David, just one-year-old, in that ritual position for a baby in the presence of silverware - perched in the cup.

It was 1984 and the Tipperary minors had just shocked Cork and Kerry to win the Munster title.

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