The memory that keeps the Dubs in check

Memories of how Dublin supporters took out their frustrations on the team’s bus after his championship debut keep Cian O’Sullivan’s feet firmly on the ground.

The defender has won four All-Ireland titles in six seasons but thoughts of the 2009 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Kerry keep him in check.

“Where do you go, yeah, it’s a bit humiliating,” he recalls of the 17-point defeat. “It was a harsh reality check in that leaving the stadium we were booed. On the bus out of the stadium, there was people coming up and rocking the bus and banging on the bus and roaring and shouting in at the players and stuff. It wasn’t a nice experience.”