Christy O'Connor: Con O’Callaghan chasing a unique double

The one caveat in O’Callaghan’s glittering career has been with the Cuala footballers. 

Cuala's Con O'Callaghan prepares to kick a free during the Dublin SFC semi-final match between Ballymun Kickhams and Cuala. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

When Ger Cunningham drew up his first panel after taking over the Dublin hurling squad in the autumn of 2014, one of his key initial projects was Con O’Callaghan. 

Cunningham had not seen him play but he had heard the stories and marvelled at O’Callaghan’s potential from DVD footage. He was still 18, and was carrying an injury, but Cunningham wanted to get O’Callaghan on board before the footballers inevitably came calling.