Mayo Under 20 and Under 17 hurling team managers ratified

Mayo GAA delegates have ratified the Under 17 and Under 20 hurling teams' managers at a county board meeting in Castlebar.

Tooreen's Brian Finn remains at the helm with the Mayo Under 20 hurlers for another year and will be joined by Westport's Davy Kitterick, Gerry Glavey from Tooreen and Brendan Geraghty from Castlebar Mitchels as selectors.

Finn was appointed joint-manager with Ray Larkin of the Mayo senior hurlers last month and will now be tasked with developing some Under 20 hurlers into inter-county senior stars for the future.

Mayo reached the All-Ireland Under 20 B hurling semi-final earlier this year only to be defeated by a highly rated Derry side that went on to win the competition.

Meanwhile, Claremorris' Sean Heneghan will take charge of Mayo for the Under 17 All-Ireland Celtic Challenge next year. Heneghan will have Tooreen's Richie Crinnigan, Ballina Stephenites' Michael Bolger and John Enright from Castlebar Mitchels as selectors.

Heneghan and Crinnigan have spent three years with the Mayo Under 15 hurling development panel, reaching the final of the All-Ireland Hibernia Cup each year.

Mayo GAA cathaoirleach Seamus Tuohy wished both management teams well, saying they had the full support of the Mayo GAA County Board.

He stated: “There is great work taking place in Mayo to promote hurling at present and the hurling clubs and all our hurlers deserve all the support they can get. We currently have 12 adult hurling teams in the county, up from four a few years ago, and great credit must go to the clubs, coaches, teachers and indeed the Mayo hurling committee for their dedication and commitment to promoting the game.”