Nick Fitzgerald leaves Meath hurling job over 'additional time pressures'
Meath hurling manager Nick Fitzgerald has announced he is stepping down from his role.
The Waterford native steered the Royal County to their second Christy Ring Cup success in four years in June.
Fitzgerald said that travel and time commitments with his work were a key reason behind his decision to leave.
In his statement released by Meath GAA today, he said he could not accept the offer of another year in charge.
Please see the statement from Nick Fitzgerald, 2018/2019 Meath Senior Hurling Manager at the following link:https://t.co/DfvsqY3KGc
— Meath GAA (@MeathGAA) August 20, 2019
"This morning, I informed the players of my intention to step down as the Manager of the Meath Senior Hurling Team.
"Having completed two years, I am unable to accept the offer from the Meath County Committee to extend my term as Manager.
"Finding the right balance with my business, home life, and the commitment required to manage the Meath Senior Hurling Team has been difficult as well as being thoroughly enjoyable."
"Moving forward I have a business that continues to thrive outside of Ireland and Britain as well as other parts of Europe.
"The build-up of the travel time involved with this continues to grow and these additional time pressures will see me out of the country more often.
"When you have players giving the total commitment you need to match or indeed exceed that level, and this is where I would fail in 2020 if I continued as Manager."
