Aidan O’Shea on lockdown life, learning how to switch off and using the mute button

"When you’re on a football pitch with the team, the motivation is collective; training by yourself is difficult and requires a lot of self-motivation."

Mayo Captain Aidan O’Shea, pictured walking out of the sea during a photocall to announce that tech-repairs group PAIR Mobile are celebrating their 10th birthday. 

Adjusting to life over the last eighteen months was a strange experience for me. I spent more time on social media (some would say my Tik Tok dancing skills are still in development) and started to read more. People might think that I enjoy running in my spare time, but I do enough of that on the pitch - I’m much more likely to watch Netflix or sea swimming in the beach behind my local golf club. 

In March I suffered a major mishap when I was out swimming. I went out into the water and forgot that I had my phone in my pocket, so it broke.