Derek McGrath has joined the Dublin U-20 hurling management set-up for the coming season.
he former Waterford senior manager has been working with the team as a coach since they began training late last year.
This year’s Dublin U-20s are managed by Shane O’Brien, the former Westmeath boss, who is also a selector under Micheál Donoghue with the Dublin seniors.
It’s the second underage role McGrath has held outside of Waterford in succession. McGrath had been part of the Laois minor set-up for the past three years, most recently under Declan Qualter, the Galway-born former Dublin senior hurler.
Last year, Laois made a first Leinster final since 2013, although they were beaten by Offaly. In the semi-final, they recorded a first championship victory over Kilkenny at that level since 1964.
McGrath’s name has been rumoured to be in the mix for a host of senior roles – Cork, Galway, Offaly and his native Waterford – since stepping down at the end of the 2018 season.
This year’s Leinster U-20 competition will be played on an initial round-robin basis, with Dublin facing Galway, Wexford and Kilkenny before the knockout phase.
