Pat Nolan bides his time for glory

Twenty-eight summers have passed since Pat Nolan first played junior A championship for Gabriel Rangers as a teenager.

Now 45, Nolan is still a key member of the Ballydehob and Schull club’s squad as they stand just two wins from Munster championship glory, with a Munster Club JFC semi-final against Tipperary’s Clonoulty-Rossmore in Clonakilty today (2pm).

A garda based in Donoughmore, Nolan lives in Lombardstown near Mallow, but the logistics involved never threatened to impinge on his ability to line out for his native club.