Darren Gleeson - Tipperary’s No 1 sets the standard

Your brother’s a keeper, you’ll likely see a number-one jersey yourself. Darren Gleeson found that out with his club, Portroe, and now the big man is the Tipperary netminder.

Replacing an icon like Brendan Cummins had to be a challenge, but Gleeson articulates his own attitude well:

“When you go in to wear the Tipperary number 1 jersey, there’s an expectation, what’s gone before you and you’re conscious of that. You want to give it the respect it’s due. The big thing was getting used to the responsibility of it. Before, when you’re playing a League match here and there and challenge matches, internal matches, you’re trying your best to get there but when you step up to it, there’s a new responsibility and it’s getting used to that.