'I was tempted' - O'Donnell eyeing championship action but says retirement was on cards after injury

The Clare forward is fighting to get back to see game time this summer.

Shane O’Donnell of Clare with Logan Clifford Hegarty, aged 6, at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

For the briefest of whiles at the start of the year, after learning he would require shoulder surgery and a six-month recuperation, retirement and the possibility of bowing out on a high 'tempted' Shane O'Donnell.

The reigning Hurler of the Year and All-Star didn't allow those thoughts to linger for too long, however, and despite initially being ruled out for the entire season, has revealed he could yet feature in this year's Championship.