Gerry McQuaid happy to cede sideline control to 'hurling brains' on his ticket

McQuaid is happy to cede sideline control to McCormack, McCullough, and Mags on match-day. They are the “hurling brains”, he insists.

HAND OVER CONTROL: Gerry McQuaid is happy to cede sideline control to McCormack, McCullough, and Mags on match-day. They are the “hurling brains”, he insists. Picture: ©INPHO/Evan Treacy

A Monaghan native, with a background in athletics, attempting to lead Dublin to their first All-Ireland camogie final in 38 years. Whatever description or stereotype exists for an inter-county camogie manager, Gerry McQuaid does not fit it. He doesn’t even come close to fitting it.

Born and bred in Glaslough, just 3km south of the Northern Ireland border, McQuaid was a runner and an outlier in football country.