Kieran Donaghy: Each ball I caught, you could feel the vibrations in the crowd

Kerry star Kieran Donaghy gives a deep insight into his successful career in the new series of Laochra Gael, which begins next week.

Donaghy gives the background to his early days with Kerry, outining his disappointment not to make the county senior panel for the 2004 All-Ireland final — and his motivation to do well in the TG4 ‘Underdogs’ side which eventually faced Kerry after that All-Ireland final: “I went in on the Tuesday night before the final and the guy with the suits didn’t have my name on the list, so I knew the game was up — ‘is that my chance gone, am I ever going to make the breakthrough?’”