Pádraic Joyce will be one of four high-profile managers taking charge of the teams for the Football Review Committee’s interprovincial series later this month.
The Irish Times is reporting that Galway boss Joyce will be managing Connacht for the one-off Railway Cup revival tournament at Croke Park across Friday, October 18th and Saturday, October 19th, which is being used to further road-test the FRC’s rule enhancements ahead of Special Congress at the end of November.
Cork manager John Cleary will be at the helm with Munster, former Westmeath boss Dessie Dolan will be looking after the Leinster footballers while Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly will take the reins of Ulster.
The appointment of four distinguished intercounty managers adds more substance to a rules experiment programme already driven by a heavyweight committee fronted by Jim Gavin, which also includes Michael Murphy, Eamonn Fitzmaurice, Malachy O’Rourke, Colm Collins and James Horan.
The semi-finals on October 18th are provisionally scheduled to throw-in at 6pm and 8pm, though those times are yet to be finalised. Saturday’s shield final is due to start at 5.30pm, followed by the cup final at 7.30pm.
The games will be open to the public and tickets are to be favourably priced at €15 for adults and €5 for juveniles, with one ticket permitting access to all four games over the two days.
