“You’re going to be okay, kid,” Joey said then, taking a seat on a bench with his son on his lap.

Wrapping up in a padded, blue, star-speckled snowsuit, AJ looked adorable. “See this, son?” he said, pointing to the GAA pitch in front of them. “You’ll never have to step foot on that pitch if you don’t want to." He pressed a kiss to AJ's chubby cheek and nuzzled him lovingly. "Sports will be for fun for you.”