Dáire O’Leary 'back up to speed' as club form may lead to Cork recall

"I’d like to push forward, going forward. I don’t see what’s stopping it now, to be perfectly honest. There’s a good few lads there putting their hands up now as well.”

REBEL RETURN?: Sarsfields' Daniel Hogan and Daire O'Leary of Imokilly. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

There was no mention of Cork. Not a single one. But an inference could be drawn.

When Dáire O’Leary said on Sunday evening that he’d like to push forward in 2025, you got the sense he was speaking not only about the red and white of Watergrasshill.