Kerry’s Mark Griffin: Starting over in Cork gave me a fierce lease of life

After success in Kerry colours, Mark Griffin has embraced a new chapter in Cork with Éire Óg. The club face Cill na Martra in Saturday's Senior A semi-final. 

Former Kerry football Mark Griffin joined Éire Óg in 2022. Pic: Denis Boyle

A new chapter. A new challenge. A new lease of life. Welcome embrace of having to prove oneself, at the age of 30, all over again.

When Mark Griffin returned to live in Cork in 2021, he spent six months commuting back down to South Kerry to line out for St Michael’s/Foilmore. It was a round-trip reaching up to five hours in length. All that time in the driver’s seat fed niggles and injuries and frustration with the whole taxing ordeal.