West Cork artist puts her boxing sons on the canvas

Sarah Walker’s new work was inspired by her children’s choice of sport, writes Alan O’Riordan

FOR years, Beara-based artist Sarah Walker has been ferrying her two sons, Seamus and Emmet, to and from boxing bouts around the country, and regular training sessions at their nearest club, in Bantry.

The West Cork town is an hour’s drive from their remote home, near the village of Eyeries, so that’s a lot of mileage, and a lot of time spent in gym halls.