Oak Leafer O’Kane chasing a summertime high

TRY as he might, Gerard O’Kane couldn’t kick the habit.

He could hardly have done more to try. Winter had wrapped Ireland in its cold embrace when he and cousin Paddy Bradley decided a stint in Australia was what they needed to flush the toxins of a difficult summer out of the system.

They started off with four weeks in Melbourne and spent another two in Sydney before hitting the road.