 Horan later said that although Duffy's skill-set was "a bit off where it needed to be", the management team were "very excited about where he is and how it’s progressing".Duffy trained with the county squad for the remainder of the season, but did not feature in the 2014 Championship before Mayo were knocked out by Kerry in a semi-final replay.In January 2015, Duffy was named in the starting team for Mayo in a competitive game for the first time.