‘Hurt is a powerful tool when it’s used in the right way’

He has served his county well, but next Saturday Liam Sheedy will savour his special Christmas Day treat more than usual. John Fogarty explains.

THERE’S a Nenagh man living in Dublin who has a specific Christmas Day ritual. For 70 minutes or so, he asks that he has the sitting room to himself.

No disruptions, no excuses. No wife, no children, no grandchildren. That’s all he asks. Just him and the year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final.