Francis O'Sullivan is turning the tide in Brunell

The announcement brought an approving nod from basketball’s cognoscenti. Francis O’Sullivan in as head coach at Brunell? Nice move, writes Tony Leen.

The former Demon is among of cadre of serious hoops thinkers in this country. His wife Grace was a founder member of the Brunell club which had knocked on O’Sullivan’s door before. At the start of this campaign, they got the answer they were looking for.

Brunell wanted someone to move the club beyond the psychological confines of the northside of Cork city. The community spirit is their strength but Brunell wanted to open themselves up to outsiders. They expected him to hang up the phone. He didn’t.