Colm O'Regan: Johnny Sexton teaches kids a valuable lesson that people can sometimes be a bit awkward

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Colm O'Regan: "Sexton got a slagging on social media after coming on the Toy Show and just being himself." Picture Denis Minihane.

Colm O'Regan: "Sexton got a slagging on social media after coming on the Toy Show and just being himself." Picture Denis Minihane.

I was thinking about Johnny Sexton last week. (I hope he doesn’t mind a no-mark columnist using him as a jumping off point for a column.)

Sexton got a slagging on social media after coming on the Toy Show and just being himself. He wasn’t hyperactive. He brought ‘Mace Ad’ energy to the thing. And that’s just fine.

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