GAA matches have not been played in Kildare since Saturday 8 August. At the earliest, it will be the first weekend in September before action can resume.
Just one round of the senior football championship has so far been completed and the hurling has yet to begin.
Coronavirus restrictions in Co Kildare are being kept under "close review", the Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, told an Oireachtas committee on Wednesday. But with numbers of those infected showing a decrease in recent days, there is hope that the restrictions placed on the county will be lifted soon..
If that comes to pass, Karl O'Dwyer will be able to travel from his home in Kildare to manage Laois side Killeshin.
O'Dwyer was part of the Lilywhites team, managed by his father Micko, that won two Leinster titles. The Waterville native also has an All Star to his name.
Stepping up to management, he had spells in charge of clubs in Wicklow, Carlow and Kildare, before taking the reins of Laois outfit Arles-Kilcruise in 2016. Last November, he answered the call to manage Killeshin, who were beaten finalists in the 2019 O'Moore county final.
"We played last night (against Emo) and I was at home watching it on Facebook," O'Dwyer revealed to 2fm's Game On.
"I wouldn't be a big fan of Facebook but unfortunately I had to resort to those tactics.
"I was in contact on the phone with the chairman and one of the selectors. Because it was so windy, it was hard to get the message through at times but it was the only thing I could do in the circumstances."
"I was looking at the half-time team talk last night. The camera was on them, I just wanted to be there"
Come the final whistle, Killeshin were on the wrong side of a 1-16 to 2-05 scoreline in the opening round of the Laois senior championship. Another disappointing outcome for a club who have not exactly had the bounce of the ball since activity resumed.
Expanding on this, O'Dwyer added: "We were back three weeks after lockdown when our junior team played a team who had a positive case and that meant we had to go back into lockdown for another two weeks. And then we came back and the county of Laois was locked down. We're back now but we feel we haven't had a proper run at it this year.
"I was looking at the half-time team talk last night. The camera was on them, I just wanted to be there. You see things that you want to do, that you want to change, and you can't do anything about it.
"It's frustrating and it's also frustrating for the players. You're trying to get messages across during training, then trying to reinforce it on game day and then when the game is on you're not there.
"I have been involved in management for over ten years but last night's game was the most frustrating game I've ever watched. We played against the wind in the first half and Emo got a goal after 30 seconds. I couldn't have any real impact on the game thereafter."
