Rising star O’Flynn

Diarmuid Sheehan Cork rising star Robbie O’Flynn insists Rebels are not about to let their foot off the gas

OBBIE O’Flynn may or may not get a game next Saturday night however there is no doubting that this young talent still has a big part to play in Cork’s push for first, a place in Munster’s top three, second for a third provincial crown on the bounce and ultimately a crack at a long overdue All Ireland title win.

The Erin’s Own player has shown plenty in recent times to suggest he is well in the hunt for a starting berth for most games with Cork, but this weekend he is likely to need to resign himself with a place on the bench.

O’Flynn may not have got to play in Cork’s win over Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds, but he was well-aware of the significance of the performance and the result.

“The game in the Gaelic Grounds was a great match, everyone just had the right attitude really from the minute the whistle went.

“After the Tipperary game, we just sat down for a minute. We all knew there was just a few things that we needed to tweak a bit from that performance and everybody learned from that and just showed up with the right attitude for the Limerick game.

“There was a bit of history there that kind of upped the game for us a bit more as well, but overall we are happy enough with the way we played – now all we need to do is to keep that bar high and don’t go below it.”

While Cork’s win over the All Ireland champions was greeted with shock by many O’Flynn knows only too well that the margins in Munster are almost too close identify.

“I don’t think there is a puck of a ball between any of the teams in Munster as far as I am concerned. Of course, there is history there with Limerick but people I think can be very quick to write teams off after one loss or one disappointing performance – for us it is about keeping everything inside the camp and keeping a cool head – if we do that then you can’t go too far wrong.”

While many players and managements are keen to point out the importance of staying calm after results O’Flynn is clear that sometimes more emotional responses take hold.

“There is room for panic everywhere. You would be lying if you said you were all came and were able to keep a cool head all the time – the truth has to come out sometimes so sometimes you say what you