Ciarán Kilkenny: Jack McCaffrey always welcome to make Dublin return

Ciarán Kilkenny with Réalta Moran at the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp in St Brendan's GAA Club, Dublin. The camp was attended by Siún Brophy, the 1 millionth child to register for the camps since the beginning of the Kellogg's sponsorship in 2012. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Jack McCaffrey would be welcomed back into the Dublin panel with open arms, if he was to reconsider his decision to opt out of the county set-up, Ciarán Kilkenny has said.

McCaffrey stepped away from Dessie Farrell’s panel earlier this summer, with Kilkenny - who has played alongside the 26-year-old since development squad level - remarking that he would love if the 2015 footballer of the year was still involved with Dublin.