Wexford’s Joe O’Connor working hard to be Covid careful

Model County defender must juggle working as a teacher and running a small business with inter-county commitments

Wexford hurler Joe O’Connor availed of support from the GPA’s Player Development Programme in setting up his business Divil’s Brew Coffee

Wexford defender Joe O’Connor admits living outside the county during covid restrictions weighs on his mind.

Working as a teacher in Drogheda’s Ballymackenny College and living in Dublin while also running a coffee business Divil’s Brew, O’Connor is only one of two players in Davy Fitzgerald’s panel living outside the county.