How Antrim star Domhnall Nugent rebounded from rock bottom to 'Braveheart in a GAA jersey'

Domhnall Nugent won the Joe McDonagh Cup with Antrim in December. Two years earlier, he'd been on the streets.

Antrim manager Darren Gleeson and Donal Nugent of Antrim celebrate at the final whistle of the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup Final match between Kerry and Antrim at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

When Domhnall Nugent brought Antrim manager Darren Gleeson crashing to the ground with a bear hug at the final whistle of December's Joe McDonagh Cup final win, it was more than just a victory embrace.

Just 18 months earlier, the big St John's man had entered treatment for alcohol addiction, finally acknowledging after years of pain and 'chaos' that he was at a crossroads in his young life; "You have two options; you go ahead with this and you kill yourself or you try to get a bit of help".