Quiet man still making noise

Take a quick look through the internet to see where Ciarán McDonald stands in the hearts and minds of GAA fans throughout Ireland.

On Facebook there’s the CiaránMcDonald — the Lionel Messi of Gaelic Football page and The Ciarán McDonald Appreciation Club. There’s a website homage called the Ciarán McDonald fan site. There’s far more too but you get the picture.

All this and he hasn’t kicked a ball outside Mayo club football for four years. This is the fifth interview he has granted in a life that shies away from the outside world.