‘I was seen as a bit of a weirdo for favouring football’

Ever hear the one about the Carrigtwohill lad who didn’t fancy hurling, transferred into Nemo to kick football, had to wait 96 weeks before he could play and, seven years on, is one hour from captaining them to a 20th Cork title.

Where to begin with Aidan O’Reilly.

2007 is probably not a bad starting point. Mick Evans had called Aidan O’Reilly into the Cork minor set-up. Being part of the Cork environment lit a spark in him.