Short but sweet: What three men learned during their brief but memorable inter-county careers

For many debutants, they will see this National League as the one in which they stake their claim and plant their flag ahead of a glorious decade or more of inter-county football. Sometimes, it doesn’t work like that because of age, injury, or simply falling out of favour. Declan Bogue spoke to three men who had brief but personally memorable short spells in the county jersey and what they learned from it all.

14 April 2002; Ian Twiss of Kerry gets past Mark O'Reilly of Meath during the Allianz National Football League Division 2 Semi-Final match between Meath and Kerry at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Name: Paul Feeney (Tyrone); Appearances: 1 (v Dublin, NFL October 2000); Seasons: 2.

I was asked to go on a couple of times, but because I was playing basketball at the time, I wasn’t interested.