From tackling the ball to tickling the ivories

Kieran Quinn: the pianist has embarked on a countrywide tour taking in all 32 counties

Former Sligo GAA player Kieran Quinn may not have collected any all-Irelands during a decade-long football career that ended in 2008, but he’s gone into all-Ireland mode once more – this time as a professional pianist.

Quinn, who has built a reputation for jazz and bluesy classics, released his second CD, titled The Next One, and is now engaging on a countrywide tour, taking in all 32 counties and ending in his home ...