Damien Duff ‘on a bit of a GAA buzz at the minute’ as inter-county stars flock to Shelbourne

The Reds’ Dubs connection was established before they lured Quinn away from Parnell Park, with past and present squad members frequently spotted at Tolka Park during Damien Duff’s title-winning adventure. Brian Fenton, one of that contingent, is due down soon to offer a fresh perspective for a pre-season training session.

But it’s Kieran Donaghy that was in the building on Thursday, the Kerry man’s day job with a company that installs artificial pitches bringing him to Shelbourne’s base in the AUL. It led to a chance meeting with Damien Duff and a long conversation with a topical slant that was filtered into a Shelbourne player chat. In his role assisting Armagh, Donaghy is kicking off a year that is all about following up a seismic win. Shelbourne can identify with the challenge of building on it.

​Striker Seán Boyd enjoys the benefits of Duff’s network, the well-publicised messages from Jose Mourinho and others that were filtered into their league run-in. “That’s…

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