The former Armagh All-Ireland winner is hoping to guide Laois to victory over Down in Saturday's Tailteann Cup final, but he admits the great Orchard side of 2002 should have won more
But the Armagh great is ‘delighted that it happened’ despite the problems it has caused for him in his day job. McNulty doubles as an MLA in the Northern Ireland Assembly but his party, the SDLP , aren’t keen on him balancing the roles.
Read next: Lochlann Murray tributes paid as GAA club suspend activities following Cliffs of Moher tragedy But he did say he was surprised by the general reaction. McNulty said: “It was a unique situation. It was a Saturday evening sitting of the Assembly which was just bizarre and I had to be in two places at the one time and the only way to make it work was to do what I had to do. It all blew up.
Former All-Ireland winning Galway manager O’Mahony died last week. McNulty said: “What a man, what a leader of people. It’s a huge loss for us all.” There could be a double celebration for McNulty on Saturday if his native Armagh beat Kerry after the Tailteann decider. “There is huge excitement in the county about it, I’m hoping to God they can come out against the odds.
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