IN FOCUS: Declan Rooney reflects on his Down and Burren career

Down’s surge to All-Ireland final day in 2010 was spearheaded by some of the biggest names to emerge from the province this side of the millennium. Benny Coulter, Martin Clarke, Danny Hughes, Mark Poland, Kevin McKernan…you get the gist. Overseeing matters on the sideline was James McCartan, a bona fide legend of Down football. Lending more than a hand was a certain Paddy Tally.