He shouldn’t have to do this. But he’s doing it anyway.
Kieran Molloy played a key role in Corofin’s All-Ireland semi-final victory over Moorefield in O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Saturday.
That game began at 2.00. Throughout this week, the whole of the GAA world felt sorry for both Molloy, and his club mate Liam Silke, as it looked like they would be forced into missing the Sigerson Cup final for their respective colleges.
It was unfair on the two lads, as their club mate Micheal Lundy told us during the week.
“They shouldn’t have to. Especially the week before a big game like this, an All-Ireland club semi-final. If the two colleges do happen to win, there’s a clash of fixtures.
“It’s an All-Ireland semi-final and an All-Ireland final – how do you juggle the two of them? You don’t want to miss out on one of them, it’s just unfortunate,” he said.
It was a joke, too, that the GAA fixed two of their biggest competitions for the very same day. Talk about disrespect to players.
The lads didn’t feel sorry for themselves, however.
That Sigerson Cup final thrown in at 3.30, in Santry.
The club semi-final ended at 3.35 in Tullamore.
By 4.00, it was doing the rounds on Twitter that Kieran Molloy, who from wing back was one of Corofin’s best players in their victory, was sitting in a Garda car on the way up to Santry.
Just a classic @CorofinGAA performance. These lads are never, ever beaten https://t.co/gcqo650Yo0
— GAA JOE (@GAA__JOE) February 17, 2018
By the 38th minute of the game, he had come on for NUIG.
Eventually, his efforts proved to be in vain, as the Galway college came up agonisingly short, losing to UCD by the bare minimum. But this man has done himself, his club and his college proud.
That’s what he’s about – and his teammate Liam Silke would have been with him only for a hand injury sustained in the club game.
He shouldn’t have to do this, but the heart and appetite of some of our GAA players means they just can’t help themselves.
Sports reporter Cóilín Duffy broke the story.
BREAKING – Kieran Molloy fresh from @AIB_GAA club semi win with @CorofinGAA is Dublin bound in Garda Car to try and feature with @nuigalwaysport in @ElectricIreland Sigerson Final v @ucdgaa #thetoughest @HigherEdGAA #gaa
— Cóilín Duffy (@coilinduffy) February 17, 2018
UCD’s response was class.
Traffic is shocking on M50 tell him they'll never make it
— UCD GAA Club (@UCDGAA) February 17, 2018
Kieran Molloy may feature in Sigerson final now but Liam Silke won’t: damaged finger in Corofin’s win. #GAA
— John Fogarty (@JohnFogartyIrl) February 17, 2018
Kieran Molloy on route to Santry in a Garda Car for NUIG's Sigerson Cup Final against UCD. Expected there for the second half.
I wonder is Liam Silke with him 🙂
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) February 17, 2018
