Former captain Darragh Foley retired at the end of last season but following Shane Curran's departure has been tempted back by new manager Joe Murphy as the squad prepare for the Tailteann Cup

The Carlow Sports Star Awards will be held in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel on Friday 21 February and one of this year's Outstanding Achievement Award winners is Darragh Foley

Darragh Foley recently brought the curtain down on an intercounty career than spanned 15 years. He sat down with Kieran Murphy to discuss the highs and lows of his time in a Carlow jersey

Come with me dear reader back in time, back to the early years of this 21st century. First stop Grange, the Gaelic football field, a September Sunday.

'15 years with no medals to show for, but memories and friendships made that trump any silverware'