O’Callaghan follows his true calling as Dubs on the march

WERE it not for a quirk of fate, instead of watching last Sunday’s exciting Tipperary/Cork Munster championship match on TV in his native Dublin, David ‘Dotsie’ O’Callaghan could well have been a central part of the action in Thurles.

His father, Paddy, is a Cork man to the marrow, and as a youngster David was often brought to places like Semple Stadium to see the Rebels in action. Even at a local level he had an interest and recalls being at a Cork county senior hurling final when another Dub with a Cork connection, Jason Sherlock, was in one of the team dugouts.

He said: “It was 1995 – Jayo spent a lot of time in Ballyhea and played with them at underage. He was on the bench that day – not togged out, just offering support. I would have been down to Ballyhea several times a year myself, I have a lot of relations there, but I don’t get down as much anymore lately. I’m still in touch though, talk regularly to the likes of Tim Griffin, my aunt Helen and James Browne, and they keep me informed on what’s going on.”