O’Mahony set to repay faith
Aside from all the romanticism which their clashes generate, he recognises that all that matters is that he lives up to the expectations of management and supporters.
And, in this context, he is very much aware of the extra pressure which comes with wearing the number six jersey, a position which has caused a degree of difficulty for successive Tipp teams over the last two decades. !Players who have been selected there suffer (unfairly) from comparisons with greats like Tony Wall or Mick Roche but for O’Mahony, a sale representative with the Co. Cork based firm Munster Joinery, it’s all about settling into a position which Babs Keating assigned him midway through last season.
