Joe Fortune to continue with Westmeath in 2024
Joe Fortune is set to continue as Westmeath hurling manager into 2024.
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Joe Fortune is set to continue as Westmeath hurling manager into 2024.
An opportunist goal from former Galway player Davy Glennon in the 60th minute helped Westmeath to pick up their first league points of 2024 with a deserved six-point win over Antrim in wet and windy conditions in Mullingar.
A stoppage-time own goal from keeper Noel Conaty saw Tipperary survive a late scare against Westmeath and move closer to a place in the Allianz Hurling League semi-finals.
Former Limerick attacker Shane Dowling has slammed the "incompetence" that has contributed to the problems currently hampering hurling, including the over two-year wait to appoint a new national hurling development manager.
The future of hurling and some of the problems besetting the sport was the subject of a lengthy discussion featuring Peter Fortune, Joe Fortune, Ursula Jacob and Liam Sheedy on Allianz League Sunday.
Joe Fortune said Westmeath's stunning comeback win over Wexford will count for nothing unless they back it up against Antrim next Sunday.
A couple of last-gasp goals from substitute Niall Mitchell completed a seismic Westmeath fight-back as they sunk Wexford's hurling summer with Sunday’s stunning Leinster championship fourth round victory at Chadwicks Wexford Park.
Henry Shefflin's Galway were not flattered by their 34-point winning margin against a weak Westmeath outfit in pleasant conditions in Mullingar.