Nudie Hughes still in good spirits: 'I’m lucky to have this fierce belief'

Nudie Hughes

Anybody who has seen Nudie Hughes transform himself into Marty McFly alongside fellow Monaghan legend Declan “Doc Brown” Loughman for Castleblayney Faughs’ latest fundraiser knows his appetite for a bit of craic remains as strong as ever.

Cancer treatment hasn’t knocked the spirits of one of Gaelic football’s most affable characters. Having been diagnosed with colon and liver cancer three years ago, the three-time All Star faces a fresh challenge now as he is almost finished a chemotherapy programme and his outlook remains buoyant.