Diarmuid O’Connor’s rich vein of form points to another sterling performance

New rules are suiting Kerry midfielder Diarmuid O'Connor whose performances have been praised by manager Jack O'Connor.

FLYING FORM: Diarmuid O'Connor is showing great form for Kerry. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

If plaudits were a currency, they would stay firmly in Jack O’Connor’s pockets.

Age is not mellowing the Kerry manager but twice in the space of six days he was moved to hail his namesake Diarmuid. First, after the daylight robbery win over Derry. “I thought Diarmuid O’Connor was immense,” he gushed about his midfielder, who claim a hefty nine kick-outs in Celtic Park. “Really showed his mettle because he was up against a big man in [Conor] Glass and a monster in [Anton] Tohill.”