Rebel Óg Awards: O’Sullivan the inspiration for Urhan

In a word-association test, ‘Beara’ would surely be followed by ‘football’. It’s a way of life that far west and as the Urhan U14s showed in 2013, it looks like things will continue that way into the future.

Unlucky to lose to a good Inniscarra side in the county AFC final, they regrouped to defeat Bandon in the West section league decider. Greatly helping them in their pursuit was the presence on the sideline of former Cork defender and current selector Ciarán O’Sullivan, and he believes that having a good backroom team is a big factor in nurturing young players.