Mickey Ned believes tragic Shane the inspiration for Coláiste Ghobnatán

Coláiste Ghobnatán have long relied on an ‘outsider’, Kerryman Mickey Ned O’Sullivan, to provide the school’s senior football team with guidance, but he believes there is another, more powerful, external force helping them this year.

The Baile Mhic Íre side qualified for the Dr Eamonn O’Sullivan (All-Ireland Colleges SCFC) final on Saturday with a two-point win over Ballinamore CS of Leitrim.

Having formerly competed in the now-defunct vocational schools competition, it is Coláiste Ghobnatán’s first year to play in the All-Ireland Colleges series.