Johnny Kelly has confirmed that he will be staying on as Portumna manager following their third All-Ireland club hurling success in four years on St. Patrick's Day. Kelly took charge at the outset of 2008, having served as a selector under Jimmy Heverin prior to that. It was agreed that Kelly would manage the team for at least two years, and he's eager to see that through as Portumna turn their thoughts towards securing a three-in-a-row of Galway SHC titles later this year. "Well, we have won three All-Irelands now," he said. "And there would be a lot of clubs in the country delighted with that. Titles are great, but respect is what it is all about." Kelly is now hoping that Galway can build on the success enjoyed by Portumna in recent years. "Hopefully some of this spirit (which Portumna have) can come back to Galway hurling now. "We have it at club level, teams like Athenry, Sarsfields, Castlegar and others have great club spirit. We have it in Portumna now. If we could just that at county level I know we could drive on. Because we do have quality hurlers in Galway." Tweet

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