GAA Digest: Dublin returns to winning ways at O'Byrne Cup

“The obvious thing to say is it’s good to be back, but it is. It’s a long road but you do the hard work and you do your program. You put your head down and that’s the way it is,” Mortimer told the Irish Examiner.

“When you’re talking to some people who have broken down the second time and the cruciate has gone on them again, it rings home just how important it is to do things right.

“But I played a few club games before Christmas and I’ve been training the last four months. The confidence is back in the head, as such.

“When that’s there, you know you’re on the right track. You can only go by what the surgeon tells you and I’ve done that.”

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Geraghty’s Role

GRAHAM Geraghty will act as a player and selector with Seamus McEnaney’s Meath squad for the 2012 season. McEnaney told RTE Radio, “Graham joined my backroom team as a selector, and he is now back in full training for the last few weeks. He certainly has a role to play on the field as well as his role as a selector.

“Graham Geraghty is a fantastic footballer, and he has a contribution to make to this Meath team both as a player and as a selector, and I have no doubt he will be able to contribute in both roles.”

GAA Shorts

MONAGHAN boss Seamus McEnaney has confirmed that former Meath manager Eamonn O’Brien is helping him out on a part-time basis with the county team. “We had mutual friends and would have talked about football at different times on nights out. He will be assisting us with certain areas, but not full-time,” said McEnaney . . .

MEATH will meet Louth in the second round of the O’Byrne Cup next Sunday after a three point win over Wexford in Navan. Offaly were easy winners over Westmeath in the same competition while Kildare had little trouble seeing off Dublin IT. DCU scored a one-point victory away to Wicklow, while UCD were four point winners over Laois . . . 

DOWN rallied late on to beat Armagh by eight points in the Dr. McKenna Cup on Sunday when Tyrone beat Queens University and Monaghan were too good for the students of St. Mary’s. Derry beat visitors Cavan while Ulster champions Donegal went down by two points at home to UUJ . . .

GAA Former Mayo boss John Maughan was the winning coach as his NUIG students defeated Galway in the FBD League at Tuam Stadium. Mayo were too good for Leitrim and Sligo were easy winners over London. The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology drew with Roscommon . . .

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