Kerry's Dara Moynihan opens up on toll of nightmare year, hip surgery, and football future

For most outside Kerry, and more than a few within the Kingdom, the thought has lingered more than once: whatever the hell happened Dara Moynihan? Ready to confront the future now, the Spa man explains

PAIN GAME: 'I woke up the next day and I honestly thought I'd torn either my groin or hip flexor clean off the bone,” says Dara Moynihan now. Portrait: Tatyana McGough

PARK your Kerry curiosity. This Dara Moynihan chat devotes minimal time to the possibility of a second coming in green and gold. To fixate on inter-county matters after his detailing of a “nightmare fucking year” would be to lack any semblance of awareness.

Far more important than restarting one's Kerry career is the ability to get out of bed in the morning and successfully perform the simple task of putting on your shoes and socks.