O'Keeffe hopes past doesn't come back to haunt him

Should Nenagh Eire Og win the county senior hurling final on Sunday, Clonoulty/Rossmore captain John O'Keeffe will have inadvertently helped them get there.

O'Keeffe recently graduated from the Garda College in Templemore but in 2015 and 2016, he was the Games Development Administrator for North Tipperary, which included frequent dealings with some of Nenagh Eire Og's juvenile players, two of which, Jake Morris and Conor McCarthy, who will be looking to deny O'Keeffe a first senior winners medal on Sunday.

“I'm now disgusted I thought them so much,” laughed the Clonoulty skipper about whether he was familiar with the two lads.

“It's amazing, I'd say the two boys, particularly Jake, I knew I'd see Jake in a Tipperary jersey and even part of the Tipp senior panel.

“I knew those boys were destined for good things. It's amazing to think you're coaching these lads and the next minute you're coming up against them. That'll be another good battle and I'm sure I'll bump into the boys.”

 

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