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Ballygunner manager Jason Ryan calls 11-week gap between county and provinical 'nightmarish'

The All-Ireland champions have made an art form of filling eight-week voids in recent years but the former Wexford football manager found this particular break most challenging.

Ballygunner manager Jason Ryan. Pic: Bryan Keane/Inpho

Sun, 15 Nov, 2026 - 16:05

John Fogarty

Ballygunner may have bridged another yawning gap between county and provincial hurling but manager Jason Ryan admitted this 11-week margin, their longest yet, was “nightmarish”.

The All-Ireland champions have made an art form of filling eight-week voids in recent years but the former Wexford football manager found this particular break most challenging.

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