Cillian O'Connor fighting fit again and ready for another crack with Mayo 

Heading into his 14th intercounty season, the sharpshooter is feeling upbeat.

LONG AND WINDING ROAD: Mayo footballer, Cillian O’Connor at the launch of the 2024 Allianz Football League in Glendalough. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

It is with a great sense of pleasure that Cillian O’Connor can report he is fully fit for the first time in almost three years.

Declaring that he is “loving the journey with Mayo”, it’s clear the 31-year-old is in a fine mood. Lionel Messi is mentioned as an example of a player who excelled in his 30s – “First time I’ve been in the same sentence as Messi so I’ll take that,” he smiles.