Retirement didn't enter the equation for Dublin's Cian O'Sullivan

O'Sullivan didn't feature in the National League last spring either and welcomed baby Bonnie in April, making him the only father on the Dublin panel.

Cian O'Sullivan was speaking at the launch of Ballygowan's new rPET 500ml bottle. The bottles are made from 100% recycled plastic, which is 100% recyclable. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Cian O'Sullivan has insisted he never considered quitting and following fellow Dublin icons like Diarmuid Connolly and Bernard Brogan into retirement.

O'Sullivan, 32, concluded last year's Championship as an impact sub, sitting out the drawn final against Kerry and only coming on in the 68th minute of the replay win.