Diarmuid Connolly is expecting Raheny clubman Brian Howard to make his breakthrough with Dublin in "next six to eight months".

Howard was a part of the Dubs' panel for their All-Ireland SFC final victory over Mayo back in September and was introduced as a substitute by manager Jim Gavin in July's Leinster final win over Kildare.

However, speaking on Hill16Army's 'Blue is the Colour' podcast recently, Connolly reckons we'll be seeing a lot more from the talented defender in 2018.

"Keep your eye out for one guy, a lad from Raheny who played centre-back for the U21s, Brian Howard. I think he is going to come on next year," said the St Vincent's star.

"In the next six to eight months you'll see Brian Howard put his hand up for a Dublin jersey. He came on in the championship this year and didn't put a foot wrong. I'm surprised they didn't play him a little bit more this year, to be honest.

"Even in training, he is a leader. He's not a loud guy, he doesn't get in your face, but you can see he's a leader by the way he goes about his work.

"He's a little bit like Con (O'Callaghan), when Con came in. Con would be a quiet enough fella, but you knew he was getting on and doing the work behind the scenes. We only get a select few hours together a week."

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