Championship 2014: Carlow

Manager: John Meyler (second year).Titles: Leinster none, All-Ireland none 2014 league: 2nd Division Two A and lost promotion play-off to Kerry.Odds and ends: All-Ireland 500/1.Bookies said: Third in Leinster round robin.What bookies said in 2013: Leinster quarter-final exit and qualifiers preliminary. 2013 championship: Lost Leinster quarter-final to Laois 0-13 to 2-18 and All-Ireland qualifier phase I to Wexford 0-20 to 2-16.Next up: Leinster round robin v Westmeath, May 18th.

After the heroics of Mount Leinster Rangers reaching the All-Ireland club final it’s been downhill for Carlow. Failure to get promoted from Division Two A and slipping behind Kerry in the league rankings has been followed by falling short of making the next stage of the championship.


Last good day: Running Wexford to two points last year.