GENERALLY SPEAKING, HE LOVES IT
MONAGHAN club Scotstown have reaped the benefit of Paraic Duffy’s retirement as the GAA’S Director General.
His son, Mark, who plays with the four-in-a-row county champions, is enjoying having his dad on board and says it’s been a win win all round.
“He managed the reserves and they went undefeated all year, they didn’t lose a game, and he’s also a selector with the seniors. I think he is loving it at the minute, he has really enjoyed the year,” he said.
“It’s been good. Good for him since he retired and good for us as a team.
“Having him around the dressing-room is nothing new, he’s always been around since I was playing juvenile football all the way up, but I suppose it’s nice to have him back.”
Ex-fermanagh forward Kieran Donnelly is in his second year managing the Monaghan champions, who face Down champions Burren in Sunday’s Ulster club quarter-final in Newry. So is it a good cop, bad cop routine with the former Ard Stuithoir?
“More like two bad cops!” grins Duffy. “No it’s no like that actually, there’s four boys in the management team with Mick Mccormack and Fergal Quinn from Dromore, who is definitely the bad cop!
“They’ve got a good balance, the boys seem to work well together and sure look, when you’re winning, everybody’s happy. We’re loving it at the moment, we’re in a good place.”