Dónal Óg: The way I am. I am fine with it

THE father of Cork hurling hero Dónal Óg Cusack colourfully said to his son, on hearing he was gay, that it would be more difficult to defend than his short puck-outs.

In his new autobiography, Dónal Óg reveals he is gay and recounts the drama of having to fly home suddenly from South Africa after his family heard reports of his sexual orientation.

The details emerged in a front page story in yesterday’s Irish Mail, which is serialising his autobiography, entitled Come What May.