MacGearailt: I didn’t think I’d get this chance

HE’S experienced the glamour of the inter-county senior game and has All-Ireland medals clinking in his pocket.

But when Aodhán MacGearailt takes to the field for Kerry in this afternoon’s All-Ireland JFC final in Pearse Stadium, the significance of the occasion will not be lost on him.

Appearing in a national decider is something he deeply cherishes, as it’s just two years since the An Ghaeltacht man was bracing himself for the prospect of never playing again after undergoing a cornea transplant in his right eye.