Meet the man behind the Offaly jersey which keeps popping up in Wimbledon coverage

By now, he’s as reliable a presence at SW19 as Federer, Murray or the Williams sisters. TV audiences would worry if Wimbledon slipped by without a glimpse of the green, white and gold of Offaly, writes Fergus Jayes.

By now, he’s as reliable a presence at SW19 as Federer, Murray or the Williams sisters. TV audiences would worry if Wimbledon slipped by without a glimpse of the green, white and gold of Offaly,  writes Fergus Jayes.

Pat Cornally from Clara, Co. Offaly has attended Wimbledon for 25 consecutive years, and in recent times always wearing the colours of The Faithful. However, Pat isn’t a huge GAA fan. His reasons for wearing the jersey are more sentimental.