Donnchadh Walsh: Hats off to Dublin, they didn’t let us perform

Donnchadh Walsh has become the first of Kerry’s thirtysomethings to publicly make themselves available for next season. Touted for his first All-Star, the Cromane man, who is 32 next summer, confirmed he hopes to be lining out in the green and gold again in 2016.

“The curve is still on the way up for me so once it is, no matter what kind of line of work you’re in, you want to stay on that crest of a wave. Obviously, your gut is telling you ‘why are you putting yourself through it when you don’t win’. It’s like all this effort without any reward.

“At the moment, you don’t want to think about anything but after a few weeks and months that will change.”