Francis (Fran) Darcy from St Patricks Boys AFC in Carlow has been awarded the Talbot Hotel and KCLR96FM Sporting Hero for April 2011.
Francis has given over 30 year’s voluntary service to the club in many forms. He is the man responsible for maintaining the pitches in Graiguecullen, putting out the flags and organising the venue for match days. He also does other work for the club from everything from fundraising to promoting the game in the town. Fran only ever took one weekend off in his time there and even then they were lost without him