Sigerson success, Leitrim struggles and demanding schedule all part of the game for Tom Prior

“We’re from Leitrim. You don’t grow up dreaming about winning Sigerson."

CLOSE QUARTERS: DCU's Tom Prior and Darragh McElearney of UCD. Pic: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

In between an extra-time triumph over 2024 champions Ulster University and a Sigerson Cup final win against favourites UCD, DCU and Leitrim prospect Tom Prior was required for a county league match against Laois. It ended in a 23-point hammering.

This game careers wildly between joy and despair. It means in the space of a week, Prior played three matches, one period of extra-time, two different sets of rules and finished with three points in the decider on his way to a medal. What a whirl.