‘I wouldn’t be a strategist but I like the way they’re playing’ - Eamonn “Ned” Rea

The Halfway House in Walkinstown is as Dublin as you can get. The blue and navy festoons the ceiling but there’s one corner of the premises sporting the green and white. Its owner Gerry O’Malley’s nod to the presence of Eamonn “Ned” Rea behind the bar.

After over 20 years manning the pumps in Parkgate Street, this is where the Limerick hurling great can be found most weekdays.