Jackie Tyrrell’s return not driven by Henry Shefflin’s All-Ireland medal record

Jackie Tyrrell maintains that his decision to prolong his Kilkenny career isn’t rooted in a desire to catch 10-time All-Ireland medallist Henry Shefflin, predicting that some of his younger colleagues will ultimately surpass that haul of medals.

Defender Tyrrell, who currently has nine All-Ireland medals, aims to return from a broken bone in his foot to compete in January’s Walsh Cup.

The 33-year old said that after missing the latter stages of this year’s MacCarthy Cup win, he has never looked forward to playing in January so much.