He’s been a permanent feature on four different teams, played 19 championship games in the space of five-and-a-half months and, instead of taking pause or drawing breath, now faces the most important two weeks of his playing career.

Fermoy 1-7 Macroom 0-8: You rarely want to hear the half-time whistle when things are going your way, but on Saturday night it couldn’t come soon enough for Fermoy, who were staring defeat in their PIFC clash with Macroom at Caherlag.