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Kieran Donaghy brings fresh dimension to lockdown challenge

Finding new and inventive ways to deal with an abundance of extra time on his hands, Kieran Donag...



Kieran Donaghy brings fresh di...
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Kieran Donaghy brings fresh dimension to lockdown challenge

Finding new and inventive ways to deal with an abundance of extra time on his hands, Kieran Donaghy has brought something new to the idea of at-home sporting challenges. 

Although he is best known for his exploits with Kerry's Gaelic footballers, the ties that bind Kieran Donaghy to basketball may arguably be a little stronger.

If his most recent home-video is anything to go by, it has had a lasting impact indeed.

With just a hoop, his basketball and an unforgettable scene from White Men Can't Jump, Kieran Donaghy is - in his own words - cracking up.

As sport has come to a stand-still across the world, professional athletes have been attempting all manner of sporting challenges. Yet, Donaghy's introduction of an acting element might catch on!

Kieran Donaghy 25 October 2019; Kieran Donaghy of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in action against Ja'Kwan Jones of Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin during the Hula Hoops Pat Duffy Men's National Cup 1st Round match between Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin and Garvey’s Tralee Warriors at Killorglin Sports Centre in Killorglin, Kerry. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

A key member of Garvey's Tralee Warriors' Super League winning team in 2019, he has demonstrated in a recent discussion with Off The Ball that his viewing habits tend to circulate around basketball too.

Four times an All-Ireland winner with Kerry, when it came to deciding upon his top five sporting documentaries for Off the Ball, basketball was at the centre of all but one of Kieran Donaghy's choices.

Fans of The Last Dance will also be interested to know that Donaghy has teamed up with Off The Ball to record a reaction podcast to each episode of the documentary series as they drop in Ireland.

You can listen to the opening podcast after episodes 1 & 2 here, and the follow-up after 3 & 4 here. The latest podcast will follow during the week ahead.

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