When everything changes

Mark McGovern is finally back at home in Fermanagh, having almost lost his life playing Gaelic football in America. But the 23-year-old’s tale is not one with a storybook happy ending.

When everything changes

“ On a future without football...

Football was such a big part of my was my life and it was taken away from me. When championship comes around and I can’t play and I can’t train with the Belcoo team, I don’t know what way I’ll be. Maybe then I’ll go outside and scream at the top of my voice.

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