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Published 20:48 17 Jan 2018 GMT
Updated 21:04 17 Jan 2018 GMT
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"We saw the forecasts of snow and thought it would have been called off. We rang before we left for Meath to see if the match was still going ahead and they said it was. We left at 4.50 to get there on time," said Donohoe. "One of the lads is in college in DCU and he was doing his exams this week. He ruined his alloy on the way to the game, because of the slippy roads, and this will be very expensive to replace. Other lads would have had to leave work early, we were supposed to be there at 7:15 and the centre of excellence would definitely be a long trek for a good few of our lads."The car journey to Meath took ninety minutes. Ninety minutes of tricky driving because of the slippy roads.
"We didn't arrive until 7:40 because of the bad weather. We could see it getting worse and worse. But we eventually got to the centre of excellence with a few skids and slips on the road along the way," he said.This was the view from their cars.
The Wicklow team were togged out, ready to brave the elements.
"Then, when we got there, we found out the game was called off just minutes before hand. The pitches were covered in snow and it looked like a lot of snow had fallen throughout the day. So it could've easily been called off earlier, we weren't home until 11.15," he said.Seven/eight hours out of their days, and for what?
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