Since Darragh's death, hurling takes second place to healing and the human connection 

Midleton manager Micheál Keohane on a community's efforts to channel their grief.

HEALING: Midleton manager Micheál Keohane on a community's efforts to channel their grief.  Picture: Dan Linehan

Five weeks before his tragic and untimely passing, Darragh McCarthy and his first cousin, Seán O’Meara, toed the start line at a Hyrox event in Cork City.

Hyrox, for the uninitiated and unfamiliar, is the latest fitness craze to sweep and swoon the 20 and 30-somethings of this world.