Ireland v England: How softly-spoken Dubliner Jonathan Sexton became the finest fly-half in the world
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Ireland v England: How softly-spoken Dubliner Jonathan Sexton became the finest fly-half in the world
Billy Keane claims he can still hear the sound of his godson Johnny kicking a ball, thousands of times, against the back wall of his pub in Listowel.
Some of the regulars would be faintly relieved when the young boy returned home to Dublin, just so that they could savour a little peace.
The hostelry is a County Kerry institution in its own right: named after the playwright John B Keane, Billy’s father, who would compose scripts and essays behind the bar, the snug room now displays the first Ireland jersey of a certain Jonathan Sexton.
“To my godfather Billy,” reads the dedication beneat…
Some of the regulars would be faintly relieved when the young boy returned home to Dublin, just so that they could savour a little peace.
The hostelry is a County Kerry institution in its own right: named after the playwright John B Keane, Billy’s father, who would compose scripts and essays behind the bar, the snug room now displays the first Ireland jersey of a certain Jonathan Sexton.
“To my godfather Billy,” reads the dedication beneat…
