Willie Dunphy: ‘I should be in Cancun now drinking cocktails on a beach!’

Laois hurler Dunphy married fiancee, Niamh, on December 3 and their honeymoon plans amounted to the holiday of a lifetime; Cancun, Las Vegas, New York, and returning home for Christmas to carry on the party

Clough Ballacolla’s Willie Dunphy celebrates Saturday’s Leinster Club SHC semi-final win over Kilmacud Crokes. ‘I don’t think people realise how good some of our players are,’ he says. Picture: Inpho/Bryan Keane

Willie Dunphy should be in Mexico right about now, drinking out of tall glasses with little umbrellas in them and toasting the good life.

The experienced Laois hurler married fiancee, Niamh, on December 3 and their honeymoon plans amounted to the holiday of a lifetime; Cancun, Las Vegas, New York. After that, they’d return home for Christmas and carry on the party.