Promising GAA player 'The Beast' led Real IRA in a bloody war on drugs gangs

Aidan O'Driscoll pictured at a protest against the visit of Queen Elizabeth in 2012. Picture: Collins Photos

Cathal McMahon

He was nicknamed 'The Beast' and many believed it was because of his imposing and violent tendencies.

However Aidan O'Driscoll earned the moniker, which would follow him throughout his adult life, on the GAA pitches of north Cork.