Shortly after Dublin’s footballers won the All- Ireland five in a row last September, an interviewer teased it out of Jonny Cooper that he is an introvert. It was a surprising admission from a high achiever, but a few months on, he acknowledges he is also an obsessive.

A Mayo man who stabbed Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper hours after attacking a taxi driver has been given a seven-year sentence with the final two years suspended.

A man who stabbed Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper hours after attacking a taxi driver has been jailed for five years.

A Mayo man will be sentenced tomorrow for stabbing Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper nine times just hours after attacking a taxi driver and stealing his car.