Martin O’Neill nabbed two original Croker seats... for his garden

Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has revealed that two seats from the original Nally Stand in Croke Park have pride of place in his back garden.

O’Neill was just six years old when he sat on his mother Greta’s lap at GAA headquarters to watch his brother’s Derry side narrowly lose the 1958 All-Ireland final to Dublin.

Nearly a half-century later, while managing Celtic, the Foylesider used a pre-season trip to Dublin as an excuse to visit the sacred ground.