O’Connors cool as showtime looms

It should help, living in the same house as a two-time young footballer of the year in the weeks leading up to an All-Ireland MFC semi-final. But for Cillian O’Connor’s younger brother Diarmuid, talking about football in the house has become something both brothers want to avoid.

It’s not a sibling rivalry because when they have conversations about football they usually count, it’s just something they rarely go into.

“No, not really,” he said. “He’d be able to give me one or two tips along the way but he’s in a different position and I’m playing midfield, so he couldn’t give me many.”