O’Halloran finally ready to seize the day

PACKIE BONNER was the first goalkeeper to stand out for Ken O’Halloran.

The endless replays of that save against Romania in Italia ‘90 made an impression on legions of youngsters and O’Halloran was no different.

But the heroics of another man from that same year also caught his eye. John Kerins from neighbouring club St Finbarr’s made a mark with his brilliant fingertip save to deny Meath’s Brian Stafford in that season’s All-Ireland final.