Fighting Irish finally enjoy elite facilities

Darren O’Neill is no stranger to adversity and hardship. For years he was landed with the label of Irish boxing’s bridesmaid.

His rivalry with the late Darren Sutherland was legendary, but a national middleweight title eluded him time and again and so did the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

All this despite the fact that he already had the scalps of some of the world’s best swinging from his belt.