Monaghan club switch has 'definitely' helped Louth stalwart

The problem for Louth last year, and which they're desperate to avoid a repeat of, was that Dublin had multiple purple patches.

Tommy Durnin in action against Shane Farrell of Kildare

Tommy Durnin remembers it as a post Leinster final analysis session but considering the devastation Dublin had just wreaked upon Louth, it was more like a post mortem.

Then manager Mickey Harte gathered Durnin and the rest of the Louth players to pore over the wreckage of last year's 21-point provincial final loss.