The JBM I Know

“I made my championship debut in 1986, which was Jimmy’s final year before retiring as a player, and we were lucky enough to win the All-Ireland together.

I had been in around the team for a couple of years before that and played a few league games, but it was a great to play alongside Jimmy in the championship as he was a hero of mine.

I wouldn’t say I was overawed but you would say it was a huge honour. As a young player you’d be a bit nervous but he helped to settle me down and it was amazing to just see what he was capable of.