Eddie Brennan has done a few laps of honour around Croke Park in his time but he had never witnessed anything like this. I’ve certainly never seen a team get a standing ovation like that before. There’s a good bond there now and one is supporting the other.”The hope is that Brennan sticks around for long enough to help this Laois team secure its place in these heightened environs. “It certainly made our task really, really difficult. "Your experience gets you through that, and your bit of craft and your bit of know-how will get you through it.”

Source: Irish Examiner July 15, 2019 04:52 UTC