The new episode of Derry Girls airs on Tuesday and it looks great.
It’s often said that hurling requires a little bit of madness and if that cliche is held to be true, you would expect Orla McCool (Louisa Harland) to be a more fearsome camogie player than, say, Gemma O’Connor.
Granted, we’re not quite sure if Orla has the skill, tenacity, and sheer will to win that the nine-time All-Ireland winner has, but she certainly can rival O’Connor when it comes to smacking the sliotar.
You see, it appears that Orla’s rage is all driven by one thing, the intense dislike she has for her own socks.
Erin hates injustice, Clare loathes prejudice, and Michelle’s idea of hell on earth is a long stint in mass, but credit has to go to Miss McCool.
We’ve never seen someone smack a sliotar quite like that. The sock-rage is real.
Ahead of the episode going out on Channel 4 on Tuesday, JOE caught up with Dylan Llewellyn (James) to find out how he got on with a hurl in his hand.
“I took to it naturally,” he said.
“You know the character of Father Peter (Peter Campion), he taught me how to play hurling behind the scenes on Season 1. My aim was really good – so was my passing. When Season 2 came around and I knew that we were playing camogie, I was itching to do that.”
Take a look below to see if he can rival Henry Shefflin for the title of best hurler in Ireland.
The second episode of Season 2 of Derry Girls airs at 9.15pm on 12 March.
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