It's the in-between competitions period for Brian Ó Beaglaoich.
It's 17 days since he was part of the An Ghaeltacht side that won an All-Ireland club title.
Celebrations followed for four or five days afterwards and for some of the panel there was a further opportunity to party when, along with all the other Munster clubs that won All-Irelands in football and hurling, a gathering was held in Kruger's Pub in Dingle last weekend.
But for Ó Beaglaoich, thoughts quickly turned to matters inter-county and rejoining Jack O'Connor's squad.
That said, it will be a few weeks or more before we are likely to see the defender in the green and gold.
Ó Beaglaoich was carrying an injury in An Ghaeltacht's run to Croke Park glory. A case then of getting the body right before helping in the Kingdom's Division 1 defence.
Speaking at the launch of the Lidl Comórtas Peile Páidí Ó Sé 2026, the 30-year-old said: "I'll be back training in another week and a half.
"I've been nursing a bit of a knock in the last month so I probably do need that bit of a break. I haven't trained much since the Munster club final, did not train once since I had that knock.
"It's a calf injury, I've had a fair share of calf troubles.
"You have to give the body a break and Jack is very good like that, he never tries to rush you back. I'm back training but just to rehab that knock and mind it."
Ó Beaglaoich is the holder of two All-Irelands and has as many league medals. He believes Kerry will once again be all out to claim the prize on offer at the end of March.
"The aim is always to go out and win the league," he remarked.
"It's so competitive and it is hard to win it. It's different from years ago when the league was used to prepare for championship.
"Now that the championship starts so soon afterwards, you need to have a bit of form."
It's year two of the application of rules that most observers believe have benefited the game of Gaelic football.
The Munster side's march to another Sam Maguire triumph last July and the manner in which they achieved it was indicative of a collective that were comfortable with the new rules.
Their prowess at landing those momentum-shifting two-pointers a case in point. And while the Football Review Committee came up with other changes to give the code a more polished look, Ó Beaglaoich did comment that "nobody has properly figured out the rules".
He is happy that games in February and March can give teams a chance to work on things.
"The league gives you an opportunity to learn more from the rules.
"To go back to our club championship and the Kerry final against Fossa, we had serious headaches all week trying to figure what we'll do with the two boys (Paudie and David Clifford).
"We met our coach on the Friday evening before the final and asked if we should push up or sit back?
"We meet for two hours and I came away from it with a sore throat, worrying about the game. When you win it's the right thing to do, when you lose it's not. It's a catch-22.
"As for the All-Ireland last year, we did a lot of video analysis on the way Donegal played, it was the way they played all year and it worked very well for them so we knew they wouldn't move too far away from that.
"Paudie (Clifford) got a lot of space that day and so it worked well for us.
"New rules have helped with the competitiveness. It's easier for teams to come back into games, a few comebacks at the weekend and a lot in the club campaign."
One rule that Ó Beaglaoich would like to see amended is the one where a player must hand back the ball to an opposing player when a free is awarded against him.
In Kerry's league opener against Roscommon, Jack O'Connor again reiterated his opposition to the rule, this after Mike Breen was penalised for not handing the ball back, allowing the Rossies to kick over a two-pointer free after the ball was brought forward 50 metres.
"It is a good rule but players are trying to manoeuvre a two-pointer," was Ó Beaglaoich's initial view.
"But then you look at Mike on Sunday and it looked like he was trying to hand the ball back.
"Against Sallins (All-Ireland semi-final), we got one in the last minute and it probably was a bit harsh. And then there was the one that Dingle got in the Munster club final, so that's two big club games decided by the two-pointer.
"I think it would be better if you put the ball back on the ground. That would cut out the messing and teams trying to manoeuvre a two-pointer.
"It's tough for referees to manage it as they have to see if the ball is handed while also keeping an eye on what's happening up the pitch."
Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Kerry's buzzer-beater score call against Roscommon was correct
And then we have the hooter.
Kerry's win over their Connacht opponents came as Tomás Kennedy (pictured below) punched the ball over the bar to the sound of the hooter. The tightest of tight calls.
Ó Beaglaoich's thoughts on reverting to what was the initial way to call time: "It probably will cause a bit of trouble and very hard for a ref to decide if a player got it off before or after the hooter."
Kerry's match winner in Killarney also came in for much praise, with Kennedy a "serious prospect" in the eyes of his team-mate.
"He came in after he did his Leaving Cert last year and then made the championship panel a few weeks later. That shows the quality he has.
"You could see that quality straight away and it looks like he filled out another bit this year. He gymed very well over the winter. He's a serious athlete, has a serious leap, and a serious pair of hands."
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