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ON 10 SEPTEMBER last year, Niall Ó Ceallacháin’s name was rubber-stamped as the new Dublin hurling supremo.
The juggling act has been hectic on the hurling front. Throw in the demands of his day job with Clúid Housing, and the recent arrival of baby Alfie to him and his wife Sarah, and the achievement in being the manager who guiding Na Fianna to such an impressive national title, is elevated all the more.
“Second is Sarah at home – we had a newborn six weeks ago and just the load that Sarah has taken on a personal level as you can imagine. I’m out a lot at important times so I’m very grateful to her as well. They had those days fraught with anxiety in this campaign – scrambling a dramatic Dublin final win over Kilmacud Crokes thanks to a late Ciarán Stacey goal, scraping past Loughrea by a point in the All-Ireland semi-final.Na Fianna manager Niall O'Ceallachain and Paul O'Dea’ at the end of the game. Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO
“They showed the right stuff in the last five or ten minutes of those games in order to get the outcome. Days like today when you hit your peak performance and everything is flowing are brilliant.
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