SEÁN ÓG DE PAOR is bucking the trend. There are few 33-year-old double All-Ireland medal winners who could boast such zest and hunger for an NFL final. De Paor heads up that select group.

The fitness of defender Sean Óg de Paor is causing most worries for Galway manager John Maughan ahead of Saturday’s Bank of Ireland Football Qualifier against Armagh at Croke Park.