Conor Meyler profile: ‘He’s as close to Brian Dooher as you can get’

Conor Meyler has been a revelation for Tyrone this season. If man-marking jobs weren’t so underappreciated, he’d be among the favourites for Footballer of the Year

Conor Meyler may be one of the least-known Tyrone players but he is also probably one of the most interesting — and effective. This season the influence of Cavan’s Martin Reilly, Donegal’s Ryan McHugh, Ryan McAnespie of Monaghan, and Kerry’s Paudie Clifford, have all been nullified by Meyler. Picture: Inpho/James Crombie

Mid-April last year, when the rest of the world was baking banana bread and wiping their shopping down with Dettol, Seanie Meyler decided to mark his 54th birthday a little differently than others.

The planet was gripped by a pandemic and terror was everywhere. Not least in the Meyler home, where Seanie’s wife Paula works as a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit in the South West Acute Hospital.