Shane Curran has stepped down from his position as manager of the Carlow senior football with immediate effect due to 'player related issues'.

Carlow fell to their third successive Division 4 defeat in Aughrim on Sunday but manager Shane Curran is confident that the work being done on the training pitch will soon see an upturn in fortunes

Carlow manager Shane Curran was frustrated with the manner in which Saturday evening's game against Tipperary ended 

If Shane Curran’s enthusiasm is anything to go by then the Carlow senior footballers are going to have a good year.

Shane Curran was fully ratified as Carlow manager at a county board meeting on Wednesday evening and he was on hand to answer questions from club delegates

After the announcement that he will be put forward at the next county board meeting for ratification as the new manager of the Carlow senior football team, Shane Curran sat down with Kieran Murphy to discuss his plans for his new role

County chairman Jim Bolger said there are exciting times ahead for Carlow after Shane Curran was named as the man that the would like to replace Niall Carew with as the manager of the senior football team