O’Reilly and his junior Bs on a winner

James O’Reilly and his pals on the Ballincollig junior B football team had an idea.

But, unlike many a junior footballer’s idea, it survived beyond the dressing-room.

They thought it’d be fun to organise a sports festival in the area, one which showcased sports from American football to softball and all the way back, a great day out that would draw crowds to Ballincollig on the August bank holiday weekend? They did, and Spoirtfest last year was a huge success in the satellite town to the west of Cork city.