Ben O’Connor’s answer focused more on his fundamental unease with the direction of the game itself. They want to make it a nice game for my little Johnny at home. That is higher above, they are trying to take the manliness out of the game, in my opinion.”Ben O'Connor: 'They want to make it a nice game for my little Johnny at home'. Ran out of steam in the end, back home for their first league game here tonight, that is the way it goes. When you have a home league game, it is definitely worth a few scores to you.

Source: Irish Examiner February 01, 2026 13:58 UTC