Shane O'Donnell, a Clare forward, shares his journey from being a teenage sensation to experiencing mental turmoil after a concussion. He also talks about gaining a new perspective on life while studying at Harvard University and rediscovering his love for hurling.
As he approaches what he says could be his final year in intercounty hurling, the Clare forward reflects on being catapulted into celebrity as a teenager, suffering mental turmoil after a concussion, gaining a new perspective on life while at Harvard University and rediscovering love for the sport at which he excels.
Shane O'donnell Clare Hurling Celebrity Teenager Mental Turmoil Concussion Harvard University Love For Sport
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Shane O'Donnell prepares for life after Clare'I did not appreciate the plight of the supporters for Clare until I actually stood in the crowd and watched a couple of our games and, my God, it was just unbelievably stressful.'
Read more »
Clare Hurling Star Shane O'Donnell Reflects on Fans' Stress During InjuryShane O’Donnell suffered a concussion injury in 2021 which forced him to take a break away from hurling.
Read more »
Tributes pour in for The Pogues' frontman Shane MacGowanFigures in the world of music, media and politics have paid tribute to The Pogues' frontman Shane MacGowan, who has died aged 65. Leading the tributes was President Michael D. Higgins, who said in a statement:"Like so many across the world, it was with the greatest sadness that I learned this morning of the death of Shane MacGowan. "Shane will be remembered as one of music's greatest lyricists. So many of his songs would be perfectly crafted poems, if that would not have deprived us of the opportunity to hear him sing them." He continued:"The genius of Shane's contribution includes the fact that his songs capture within them, as Shane would put it, the measure of our dreams - of so many worlds, and particularly those of love, of the emigrant experience and of facing the challenges of that experience with authenticity and courage, and of living and seeing the sides of life that so many turn away from." He said that MacGowan's words"connected Irish people all over the globe to their culture and history" and encompassed"so many human emotions in the most poetic of ways
Read more »
Stylist Emily O’Donnell on her favourite fashion findsFrom her does-it-all coat to her wear-everywhere handbag, here are Emily O’Donnell’s favourite fashion finds.
Read more »
Daniel O'Donnell says being older when he met Majella helped their relationshipDaniel and Majella were in their late 30s when they first met and Daniel says it was meeting later in life that has helped them throughout their 20 year marriage
Read more »
GAA stars honoured at the Gaelic Writers' Association AwardsClare's Shane O'Donnell, Cork Amy O'Connor and Dublin duo Hannah Tyrrell and James McCarthy collect Personality of the Year awards.
Read more »