Meet the TD who still plays hurling for the local team

"They are the same as ever, all the same slagging and messing going on, although I’ve had a few political digs thrown at me.”

Meet the TD who still plays hurling for the local team

Despite being elected as a TD in February, Donnchadh Ó Laoighaire doesn’t get special treatment on the hurling pitch, writes David Linnane.

Still togging out for St Finbarr’s Junior B team, Mr Ó Laoighaire, Sinn Féin, played in their semi-final against White Church, in Ballinlough, on Friday night.

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