Boylan Jnr makes all the right sounds

Sean Boylan junior was often seen standing beside his father when the legendary Meath manager would run on the pitch at the end of games, but the youngster still chose a career far away from football.

Boylan, now 22, is fast establishing a reputation as one of Ireland’s best young baritones, and he’s quick to point out that there was more to life than GAA in his Dunboyne household.

“Music was always a part of family life at home. At any available opportunity, I would sit at the piano and make music and family parties took place around it,” he explains.