Donaghy not ready "to go off into the sunset"

September 23, 2014

Kerry's Kieran Donaghy celebrates after winning the All Ireland Final.
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Kieran Donaghy has hinted that he'll make himself available to Kerry again in 2015.

Having been a peripheral figure all year, the veteran former Footballer of the Year rolled back the years and emerged from the wilderness to inspire the Kingdom to their 37th All-Ireland success with vintage performances against Mayo and Donegal in the semi-final(s) and final respectively.

"I'm going to see how the body settles, I'm going to take it all in, I'm going to enjoy it and we'll go again with the help of God if everything is going well," he told Newstalk. "As long as I can feel I can contribute to Kerry and help in any way, I'll do that. I'm not just going to go off into the sunsetbecause we won an All-Ireland.

"I'll see how the body is and if the body plays ball with me, I'll play and if it doesn't, I won't. You know, I've no regrets either way.

"Every Tuesday and Thursday night was almost like a game to me, I was just trying to be mentally right going in there, that I was going to give it my best shot. It just paid off.

"I have to give my team massive credit for having the faith and trust in me to play to my skillset - again where we hadn't for a few years - but I think definitely in the last few games we were conscious about looking in and we'd put it in and we played with a bit of gusto."


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