Seanie Johnston during his last season with Cavan.

Seanie Johnston during his last season with Cavan.

FOUR YEARS AFTER he last played for Cavan, Seanie Johnston has been recalled to the panel according to reports this morning.

Johnston was the subject of a protracted transfer saga from January 2012 after then Kildare boss Kieran McGeeney announced he was seeking a transfer to Kildare club St. Kevin’s in order to line out for the Lilywhites.

In the end, Johnston became eligible to play for Kildare when he made a brief cameo appearance in a hurling game for Coill Dubh, a sister club of Kevin’s.

Interestingly, he made his Kildare in an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier against Cavan, coming on as a late substitute and pointing against his former team-mates.

Johnston last played for Kildare in 2013, returning to play with his old club Cavan Gaels the same year.

However, a spokesperson for the Cavan County Board confirmed to The42 this morning that, along with David Givney and Alan O’Meara, Johnston has now returned to Terry Hyland’s set-up.