Brosnan: we won’t let Cork shock us again

YOU could say Kerry captain Eoin Brosnan was destined to be a footballer, almost as much as it was inevitable he would follow his father Niall’s example and study law in UCC before qualifying as a solicitor.

Apart from being Dr Crokes’ stalwarts, one other thing they have in common is Cork championship medals from their college days (his father was part of a predominantly Kerry UCC side which triumphed in 1973, Eoin winning in 1999).

After making his senior debut in a League game against Louth in 2000, Brosnan had his first outing in the championship the following year. Growing up in Killarney, his ambition was to play in a Munster final in Fitzgerald Stadium.