THIS much is beyond dispute: the 2020 championship, even in its slimline form prompted by a global pandemic, will be a much poorer place for the absence of Jack McCaffrey. But no amount of positive spin can lessen the sense that a new chink of vulnerability has appeared in the armoury of a hitherto invincible force. You could argue he has now lost McCaffrey for the same reason. Expand Close Dublin’s Eoin Murchan gets past Kerry’s David Moran to score his goal in the All-Ireland final replay last year. In the aftermath of that historic All-Ireland, McCaffrey spoke of visiting the hospitals in Crumlin and Temple Street as "one of the greatest honours I've ever had in my life.

Source: Irish Independent June 28, 2020 16:50 UTC