Con O’Callaghan could feature for Dublin hurlers for ‘part of a season’

New Dublin hurling coach Anthony Cunningham has raised the exciting possibility of sharing dual prodigy Con O’Callaghan with the county footballers for “part of a season”.

The former Galway boss will work as Pat Gilroy’s righthand man in Dublin and has confirmed that they hope to lure a host of key players back into the fold. Several established players declined to play for former manager Ger Cunningham though the likes of the Schuttes, Mark and Paul, Johnny McCaffrey, Peter Kelly, and Danny Sutcliffe could all be back for 2018.

Luring football All-Star O’Callaghan into the senior setup would be the most impressive feat of all, as the Cuala forward is regarded as arguably the hottest young talent in the game.