Jack O’Connor: Micko was a constant presence in our lives

Jack O’Connor reflects on his deep connection with Mick O’Dwyer, the legacy of Kerry football, and its pressures

Jack O'Connor brings the Sam Maguire to Mick O'Dwyer in his home in Waterville.

Friends reunited. After claiming his fourth All-Ireland title as manager in 2022, Jack O’Connor brought Sam Maguire on a trip to South Kerry. He brought the cup to Waterville, where Mick O’Dwyer could hold the cup again.

“It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing, to be honest,” said O’Connor, speaking on the Irish Examiner’s Gaelic football podcast.