Zach Tuohy is set to line out for his beloved Portlaoise next year, while he isn’t ruling out a return to the Laois fold either.

The recently-retired Aussie Rules star was a brilliant minor for the O’Moore County, but was snapped up by the Carlton Blues before he could establish himself at senior level.

"The ambition was always to go back and play, certainly for my club, and I do love the idea of trying to get a few inter-county games in, I never got to play for Laois in a senior championship game before I left," Tuohy said in an interview on RTÉ Radio 1’s Saturday Sport.

"It seems unlikely now given the time constraints and how long I'd have to go back home to make that happen, but certainly playing for Portlaoise is on the cards next year.

"Can’t guarantee it because I’m not sure exactly what my work situation will be but I'm pretty confident I can make it happen.

"I actually tried to get home a couple of weeks ago but this whole retirement thing has not been as laid back as I was hoping. The six or eight weeks post-retirement has maybe been the busiest I've ever been, but I owe it to them to pull on the jersey at least a few more times.”

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