Ballyhea’s burgeoning star ready for next step

At the ceremony to honour his achievement of winning the Rebel Óg Sports Award for February, Pa O’Callaghan was asked to say a few words.

The Ballyhea teenager, chosen for his exploits with the Cork U16s, minors and his club and school Charleville CBS in 2011, kept things brief, simply thanking the selection committee and the Ballyhea GAA Club.

He exudes a modesty not always apparent in those so supremely talented, and in the case of O’Callaghan it is a genuine modesty as he prefers to let his exploits on the hurling field do the talking for him.