Cuala's Darragh O’Connell: Adare straw that broke camel’s back

If there was a straw that broke the camel’s back for Darragh O’Connell in his final years hurling for Kerry, it was the traffic in Adare.

Based in south Dublin and teaching in Greystones, the Abbeydorney man gave a couple of seasons of commuting for club and county activity but found it a gruelling experience.

Eventually, in early 2015, he threw in his lot with the Cuala and Dublin, a switch that coincided with the Dalkey club’s golden era which has placed them just two games from back-to-back AIB All-Ireland titles.