Just thought I’d have a look at the manager line-ups before this year’s championship kicks off (or pucks offs or whatever). I did the same thing last year and only 5 managers had survived from the 2008 campaign.

This year things are a bit more settled. Only 2 counties have changed manager - Antrim and Clare; the full list for 2010 is:

Antrim Terence McNaughton/Dominic McKinley Dinny Cahill
Carlow Kevin Ryan
Clare Mike McNamara Sparrow O’Loughlin
Cork Denis Walsh
Dublin Anthony Daly
Galway John McIntyre
Kilkenny Brian Cody
Laois Niall Rigney
Limerick Justin McCarthy
Offaly Joe Dooley
Tipperary Liam Sheedy
Waterford Davy Fitzgerald
Wexford Colm Bonnar