Kilkenny delighted to be back among friends

From Melbourne to Mitchelstown, Ciarán Kilkenny’s sporting journey has been an amazing adventure.

Yesterday, in the wind and rain of a January Sunday in Cork, the returned AFL export lined out for Castleknock in the All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final against Kerry and Munster champions Kenmare.

It was his first game of football since turning his back on a professional footy career with the mighty Hawthorn, one of the most famed outfits Down Under.