O’Carroll falling for a dancer

This is the story of a Celtic footballer who jumped out of the Glasgow goldfish bowl, got two tickets to see Riverdance in Kerry, and ended up in Belfast.

That’s the not-by-design journey that has Killarney man Diarmuid O’Carroll preparing to marry a Northern Irish woman and playing for Irish Premier League title contenders Cliftonville.

O’Carroll, just 24 years old, has found himself trekking a winding road with his boots, taking in stops at Ross County, Morecambe, Airdrie United, Valur in Iceland and Glenavon in mid-Ulster since quitting the Hoops three years ago.