Paul Murphy happy with less hectic Kerry schedule in 2018

Paul Murphy is hoping the changes to the GAA calendar from 2018 will contribute a less hectic end of year schedule in Kerry.

After tomorrow’s second test, Murphy and his girlfriend will spend a month travelling the east coast of Australia and then onto Southeast Asia before he readies himself for the Kingdom’s defence of their Allianz League Division 1 title.

The break means he will be unavailable to Rathmore in the O’Donoghue Cup but it was a case of if now, never for the 26-year-old. “I was finishing a contract at work and it had been in my head to go travelling at this time of the year. The International Rules came up so it fell in nicely. The body feels good and the mind feels good but I felt I could do with a break.