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

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.

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