Calnan branches out

SWS Group boss Kieran Calnan hasn’t kicked a football in anger for Carbery Rangers in years, but his affection for his local GAA team remains intact.

SWS Group boss Kieran Calnan hasn’t kicked a football in anger for Carbery Rangers in years, but his affection for his local GAA team remains intact.

The relationship may well be about local identity in west Cork as much as it is about football, a game he played as a good, old-fashioned, no-nonsense full-back.

‘‘It was the days when you didn’t need a lot of pace, but as long as you were a ...