John Jermyn ready for Rio Olympics as Irish squad named

Almost a year ago to the day, Ireland’s record goalscorer John Jermyn was in his wellies close to Derrynane while the men’s national team had just put themselves in prime position to qualify for their first Olympic Games since 1908.

Fast forward 12 months and the Cork C of I man is perhaps the main surprise — despite being 34 with 163 caps to his name — in Craig Fulton’s squad for Rio, following confirmation of the 16 central players and three reserves to travel to the Games.

Jermyn did not play for Ireland between September 2012 and April 2016 but he did enough in the past six months to force his way into the Olympic side.