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"The key is to focus in on each step individually rather than getting caught up in loads of different moments – to focus on the direct challenge that's ...

“That can be quite challenging if you’re not trusting in yourself and trusting your ability as a person. But now that he had stepped away from the highest level he found there was a gap to fill. “It has been a very different year for me,” he says. That’s what the challenge is – to see if you can push through the hardship and through feeling sorry for yourself. To say it was “fun” would be a stretch. For me to be able to say I put myself where I was vulnerable, I was challenged… To achieve a lot of these tasks you needed the collective rather than the individual and you see a lot of that first-hand on the show.” Was there ever a moment he felt he was out of his depth and regretted signing up? I went into that nursing home and I came out in shock as to the lift that sport can bring to the elderly. it was hugely rewarding to be able to say that Army Drill instructors getting in the faces of the participants conjures images of Andy McNab SAS thrillers or Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. And showing composure is a huge, huge part of being successful in the show.” Did he feel any competition with the other Cork contestants – who, alongside Ó hAilpín included former rugby player Billy Holland. Think of it as I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here, with fewer bugs and more shouting. He retired from intercounty GAA after Cork lost the 2021 hurling final to Limerick.