Dave Barry on the hardest thing in Irish sport: 'You didn’t want to let anybody down by not playing'

Dave Barry enjoyed the kind of career that small kids dream of - winning All-Irelands for Cork and scoring against Bayern Munich for Cork City

Dave Barry in action for Cork City against Limerick at Turners Cross in 1993. Barry also played inter-county football with Cork.

Dave Barry enjoyed the kind of career that small kids dream of. From winning All-Irelands for Cork to scoring against Bayern Munich for Cork City, Barry’s smooth skills and cleverness in possession lit up two different sports for over a decade. Those playing days were so busy, his notion of the hardest thing in Irish sport is no surprise.

“Injuries,” says Barry.