Niall McNamee isn’t quite the longest-serving intercounty footballer in the land. But he isn’t far off it. “Ross has me by a fortnight,” he laughs. He means Laois stalwart Ross Munnelly, who made his championship debut on May 11th, 2003, whereas McNamee’s came 19 years ago this weekend.
He was studying for his Leaving Cert and training with the Offaly seniors even though he was still a minor. A few of the teachers in the school told him he’d be better off leaving the football until after the exams, reasoning that he might break a hand playing football and wouldn’t be able …
- May 21, 2022
