Shefflin clinging to slim hope of making Offaly encounter

Henry Shefflin has refused to rule himself out for Kilkenny’s Leinster championship quarter-final against Offaly on June 7, although he admits he is racing against time to recover from a foot injury.

The Ballyhale man suffered a similar stress fracture around the metatarsal on his left foot to the one which forced him out of the 2013 league and recurred to cause him to miss his first championship outing in 15 years.

“It felt fine, there was not a bother in the league final,” the nine-time All-Ireland winner explained.