Family affair as Dan O'Shea and Ballymacelligott prepare for All-Ireland Club JFC final

As a father of three, Dan has a deep appreciation for the incorporation of those closest on this Ballymac journey. The importance of family within a local community such as theirs was cruelly reinforced last May when Luke Silles, the teenage son of team selector Tony, tragically lost his life.

FAMILY AFFAIR: Dan O'Shea BallyMacelligott pictured in action during the game .

Everybody on board. This isn’t a team going up the road, it is a family.

Once Ballymacelligott finally succeeded in negotiating Kerry's junior championship, there was need for a matchday bus. Saturday and Sunday venues were no longer just a short spin into Austin Stack Park or Castleisland.