Cody hails Ryan’s ‘amazing will and determination’

A CORK surgeon and a Kerry doctor played key roles in enabling PJ Ryan fulfill his dream of playing in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final — and achieve an ambition denied to his father three decades ago.

However, Brian Cody attributed the 30-year-old Fenians goalkeeper’s success in lining out against Limerick to his single-mindedness in getting fit after breaking a bone in his arm in the semi-final against Wexford.

Cody, who admitted that up to last Wednesday night there was a real possibility they would be picking James McGarry, echoed the words of team doctor Tadhg Crowley that Ryan had ‘defied medical science.’