Kerry defender Tomás Ó Sé has brushed off rumors that he has followed in his brother Darragh's footsteps and retired from the inter-county game.

Speculation mounted over the four-time All Star winner's future as he has yet to make an appearance for the Kingdom this season, but he has now confirmed that he is set to return to the set-up under Jack O'Connor next month.

"While I'm enjoying it I will keep doing it," said Ó Sé.

"When I am not enjoying it or getting the same kick out of it I will step back from it. For the moment, I am enjoying it and looking forward to the year."

While he is relishing his return, Ó Sé also acknowledges that the All-Ireland champions face daunting challenges this year, with major withdrawals and retirements from last year's team that overcame Cork at Croke Park.

"It is, I suppose, between retirement and suspensions. Tommy Walsh is a severe loss. A lot of fellas were expecting too much of Tommy, but, for a young fella, he was going very well," said the An Ghaeltacht man.

"We were hoping that we would be working with him for the next few years and that he was going to be one of the main men for us. Tadhg Kennelly got better for us as the year went on last year and he would have been brilliant for us against this year, but there is no point in talking about them.

"We don't have them and we have to go with what we have. We have to plough on and see what happens," he added. Tweet

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