HOGAN STAND WAS AN ERROR

LIAM SHEEDY has apologised for the fallout that went with Brian Hogan’s appearance at a Fitzgibbon Cup launch.

The Tipperary goalkeeper was at the media event but told organisers he was not permitted to speak about the Tipperary hurlers, which led to some sharp criticism of Sheedy, particularly in light of his role as a Sunday Game pundit in recent years.

However, the Tipperary manager (left) explained: “It was crossed wires.

“I would probably take responsibility. He said he was going to a Fitzgibbon launch and I said, ‘Grand sure, A1, talk about the Fitzgibbon, we’ll be running our own launch for Tipp.’

“If you go back to across ‘08, ‘09 and ‘10, I always run a media day in advance of any Championship match, that’s standard of how we operate.

“It should never have happened. I’d be disappointed with what some people took and wrote on the back of it but, that’s life, I can’t control that.”