Nine days ago, Alan O’Sullivan rode in the bumper in Thurles, the last race on a workaday midweek card. I suppose when you’re riding, you’re kind of focusing on that anyway. It just felt the same as ever.”Ten days after Michael’s funeral Alan rode a winner for his uncle Eugene O’Sullivan at Kildorrery point-to-point. Alan, though, rode with terrific clarity and guts, clinging to the inside and trusting that gaps would open. After every race he rode, Alan used to ring Michael to ask what he thought.

Source: The Irish Times February 14, 2026 16:32 UTC