Quirke: Lowry should receive Croke Park reception

Michael Hayes All-Ireland winners Mike Quirke and Patrick Kelly believe the red carpet should be rolled out at Croke Park for Open Championship winner Shane Lowry.

All-Ireland winners Mike Quirke and Patrick Kelly believe the red carpet should be rolled out at Croke Park for Open Championship winner Shane Lowry.

Lowry, whose father Brendan was part of the Offaly side that halted Kerry’s five-in-a-row bid in 1982, has a well-documented love of Gaelic Games. Speaking on the Irish Examiner GAA Championship Podcast, in association with Renault Ireland, Quirke called for a Croke Park reception for the Offaly man.