This much I know: John O’Leary, GAA legend, former Dublin goalkeeper
Growing up, I was probably more on the shy side. Playing sport helped with that and the more I progressed the less introverted I became.
I never really realised I’d a sporting talent - my dad did! And he learnt his football in Macroom so he knows his stuff. After a few ‘promising kickarounds’ in Balbriggan, as he says, he brought me down to O’Dwyers GAA to join the club. While I didn’t take the footballing side as seriously as I should have, once I got in goal I felt very much at home and very territorial about keeping the ball well out of my net.
