Nothing but victory will satisfy Sligo ace O'Hara

HIS own manager describes him as the side's outstanding player, and there are few county managers who wouldn't accommodate Eamon O'Hara somewhere in their team.

Ten years ago, he would have been the coveted talent glimpsed just once or twice during the summer months.

Changed times in the GAA ensure O’Hara enjoys a profile more befitting his ability. When he leads Sligo out onto the sacred sod tomorrow, it will be his and his team’s third championship game there in 12 months. Not a bad record for a county out of the Croke Park loop for 26 years. O’Hara represents a new breed of Sligo footballer, confidence augmented with quality. His Connacht final performance, when many around him were found wanting, verged on man of the match. As one Sligo official said after the game, if only the rest of the team put in O’Hara’s effort. This week, O’Hara can be found coaching the Sligo youngsters to whom he has become that rarest of Sligo species, a Gaelic footballing hero.