Consequently, it almost felt as if Mark Dowd’s first competitive game as Roscommon manager slipped under the radar. Dowd was of a similar mindset following his side’s comfortable victory at the Connacht Centre of Excellence. The team we went with, you saw it was a mixture of guys that have experience and new fresh faces. A lot of guys put their hands up and put in a solid shift. That is really where they really need to put their hands up,” he concluded.

Source: The Herald January 08, 2026 19:49 UTC