Paul O’Connell: It’s OK to be vulnerable and make mistakes

'Very little keeps me awake at night. I’m lucky that way, I’ve never struggled to sleep. I would say the Friday night before the England game was the only real time I can remember in the last while that I struggled to sleep'

Barnardos Big Active and ALDI Ambassador Paul O’Connell. 

Rugby legend Paul O’Connell is on the move. The busy 43-year-old is still taking in Ireland’s recent Six Nations victory and the country’s excitement at the win.

“We’re delighted,” he says. “There’s a load of things we can still do better, but it was brilliant. It’s one of the things the boys wanted — their main goal is to inspire the nation — so when you see the country getting as excited as they were, it’s amazing.”