Eoin Larkin ready to answer call of duty once again

On the day before he left for Syria, Eoin Larkin talked about tactics, tours of duty and almost jacking in hurling last May.

Eoin Larkin was nearly gone. He shakes his head and smiles, looking back from dry

October. Here he is, the man with a great shout of receiving his third All Star next month. September was kind and Larkin touched on Kilkenny’s best performer against Galway in the All-Ireland final. But he was nearly gone last May.