Confident McMahon grateful for second chance

ALL things being equal, Dublin’s Philip McMahon will walk onto the pitch in Castlebar tomorrow and find himself marking a certain Aidan O’Shea, one of the hottest properties in the country.

The Breaffy full-forward first came to the attentions of the wider world in 2008 when he led the line for a Mayo minor team that reached the All-Ireland final and he started to mix it with the big boys at the senior grade last year.

He hasn’t hit full throttle so far this season but O’Shea still represents a daunting prospect for any full-back, especially one like McMahon with such limited inter-county experience.