The reluctant rebel

In the concluding interview with ex-winners ahead of tomorrow night’s Irish Examiner/TV3 National Junior Sports star awards, Tony Leen delves into the driven world of hurler of the year Sean Óg Ó hAilpín.

The reluctant rebel
Tue, 01 Mar, 2005 - 00:00

HIS sporting hero? Boxer Roy Jones Jnr. Compulsive viewing? Any time rugby’s All Blacks or the footballers of Brazil are on television. And he means any time.

“Brazil might be playing Peru in the middle of the night and I’d stick with it. They like to do the right things the right way, and they always stick to their principles,” argues Seán Óg Ó hAilpín.

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