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.

Faith and football remain constants in Joey O'Brien's world
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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CourtsSoccerFAI CupPlace: Aviva StadiumPlace: EnglandPlace: West HamPlace: DublinPlace: Reebok StadiumPlace: EuropePlace: LansdownePerson: Joey O'BrienPerson: Joey O’BrienPerson: MassPerson: O’BrienPerson: DublinerPerson: Sam AllardycePerson: AgueroPerson: ForlanPerson: Steve StauntonPerson: Giovanni TrapattoniPerson: Michael DuffyEvent: FAI Cup finalEvent: Hoops’ Cup finalEvent: Premier LeagueEvent: CupOrganisation: Shamrock Rovers’Organisation: CatholicOrganisation: NewcastleOrganisation: Bolton WanderersOrganisation: BoltonOrganisation: MarseilleOrganisation: Bayern MunichOrganisation: Atletico MadridOrganisation: Sporting LisbonOrganisation: AtleticoOrganisation: DundalkOrganisation: Rovers
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