Faith and football remain constants in Joey O'Brien's world

Nurtured in him by his parents, religion has always been part of the right-back’s life.

Sat, 02 Nov, 2019 - 09:01

Paul Buttner

Joey O’Brien will ramble out of the Shamrock Rovers’ team hotel tomorrow morning to find Mass ahead facing Dundalk in the FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium some hours later.

Nurtured in him by his parents, religion has always been part of the right-back’s life.

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