Shane O'Donnell. Winning the All-Ireland with Clare, image rights, what's next

Shane O'Donnell. Winning the All-Ireland with Clare, image rights, what's next

Author: BBC Radio Ulster October 29, 2024 Duration: 55:45

Shane O'Donnell is expected to be named Hurler of the Year 2024. His performances this year, one of the main reasons why Liam MacCarthy resides in Clare over the winter. Shane considered giving up the game after a serious concussion in 2021. He didn't, Clare thrived and there's more to come. This podcast is hugely insightful into O'Donnell, his thinking, the thorny issues of image rights and he explains very clearly who the greatest player in Clare history is.

It's another facinating conversation with one of the great hurlers, and decent people of our times.

Shane O'Donnell on the GAA Social with Thomas Niblock and Oisin McConville


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