Warming Dublin to the task

KIERAN O’REILLY doesn’t sport the sort of tan you might expect for someone just back in Dublin after a marathon trip that lasted 54 days and took in the exotic destinations of Dubai, Bangladesh and India.

As physiotherapist to the Irish cricket team at the World Cup, there wasn’t exactly much space in the daily diary for lying by the pool or exploring the mysterious sub-continent.

A few quick jaunts around Calcutta and Bangalore aside, it was all business.