O’Donnell living the ‘ridiculous’ dream

It began with a phone call 11 months ago. Louis Mulqueen got in touch with Shane O’Donnell’s father looking for his son’s number.

O’Donnell, a fresher in UCC at the time, was summoned up to UL for an evening challenge game with Limerick.

Davy Fitzgerald had liked the then 18-year-old’s thirst for goals during his two years playing minor.