Jack O'Shea- one of our favourite ever podcasts. The importance of family

Jack O'Shea- one of our favourite ever podcasts. The importance of family

From The GAA Social by BBC Radio Ulster

April 7, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

Jack O'Shea discusses his legendary career, family influences, and life after football.

In the eyes of many- Jack O'Shea is the greatest player of all time. It's a huge claim, his roll of honour is staggering. Seven senior All-Ireland titles, three U21 All-Ireland championships, a minor All-Ireland, six All-stars, three Leagues and 4 time Footballer of the Year. He's ten Munster championships. But there's so much more to Jack. His father had an accident in his early 30's. Growing up was tough- but he'd a home full of love and joy. The way Jack talks about his mother and his siblings is stunningly beautiful. Living in Leixlip, Co Kildare he drove the car every weekend to play for Cahersiveen. Bryan Sheehan lived across the road, Maurice Fitzgerald the next street over. Home is always home. Management in Mayo followed his playing days, John Egan is a man reading the paper 10 mins before playing an All-Ireland but 'Jacko' insisted on playing pitch & putt before every All-Ireland final. Hunting with the dogs rared him in fitness and Micháel Ó Muircheartaigh fine tuned things in the absence on Micko. In truth, the former RTE commentator was so much more. It's such a shame he's gone. Jack is a fan of the new rules, well most of them and regularay attends games of all…

People in this episode

Guest: Jack O'Shea

Topics covered

  • Jack O'Shea
  • GAA
  • family
  • sports history
  • personal stories

Keywords

  • Jack O'Shea
  • All-Ireland
  • GAA
  • family
  • sports legend
  • Kerry
  • football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RTE

Places: Leixlip, Cahersiveen, Kerry, Mayo

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