Big Interview: Joe Sheridan’s running off the hard knocks

Deemed too old for inter-county football and possibly too young for politics, the last eight months have been a whirlwind for Joe Sheridan. But the 30-year-old’s interest in both remains unstinted.

Both times, Joe Sheridan saw the blow coming. Only both times, it was too late to duck and cover.

Politics is a dirtier game than football, he knew that. That dig was the slyest one. But then losing at a game he was new to was hardly as cutting as losing out in one in which he was so accustomed.