Dónal Ó Muirgheasa

Dónal Ó Duibhir discusses his involvement in coaching hurling as a teacher in Knockavilla, with the local club Knockavilla/Donaskeigh Kickhams and with various Tipperary county teams.He focuses particularly on the time he spent with the Tipperary Under 21s and talks through his success at provincial and national level.He talks about his love for all sports and recalls soccer and rugby matches he was at in Dublin. None of this stands up to his great love, however, which is hurling. From playing on the road in his younger years, to steering teams to Croke Park as a coach and a selector, he talks us through his relationship with the game and what it means to him. He discusses his affinity for the Irish language and culture and explains what Irish identity means to him, all the while flitting back and forth between English and Irish.