Conor McHugh thriving since switch to full back and poised for return to Dublin hurlers

The 30-year-old has thrived as a reinvented full-back with freshly minted All-Ireland club hurling champions Na Fianna.

DRAMATIC RETURN: Dublin manager Niall O Ceallachain says new recruit Conor McHugh always had the ability to be an inter-county hurler.

Dublin manager Niall O Ceallachain says new recruit Conor McHugh always had the ability to be an inter-county hurler.

Four-time All-Ireland SFC medallist McHugh, who spent seven seasons with the Dublin footballers, is poised for a dramatic second coming in blue this year, as a hurler.