Diarmuid Connolly in the past, present, and future

Talk of suspensions is all the rage again after Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final between Waterford and Cork but Jim Gavin was in no mood to tread back over old ground when the conversation turned to Diarmuid Connolly yesterday.

The St Vincent’s forward’s 12-week ban for shoving a linesman will expire the night before Dublin’s meeting with Tyrone in the second of football’s All-Ireland semi-finals next Sunday week but Gavin was clipped when asked about the player’s likely involvement.

“Yeah, we just have to wait and see as we get closer to the game,” was all he offered.