Sharry happy he picked football over soccer

Paul Sharry has admitted that AIB Leinster club success with St Loman’s this weekend would be sweeter than anything he might have achieved in soccer, writes Paul Keane.

The Westmeath star and former county captain was on the books of Shamrock Rovers for three years after being snapped up from Cherry Orchard at 17.

League of Ireland legend Pat Scully drafted him into the Hoops first team though the lure of Gaelic football proved strong and he returned to his first love.