Missing out on a final showdown against Donegal still rankles with Flynn

There’s a 2012 “what if” nagging Paul Flynn. Personally, it couldn’t have gone much better, winning a second successive All Star but being denied an All-Ireland final against Donegal spoilt the season.

He’d have fancied Dublin’s chances had they beaten Mayo in the semi-final. Donegal, he says, held no fear for him and he was put out by how much attention they garnered when Dublin were the champions.

“How would we have coped against Donegal? I think when you get to an All-Ireland final, things change, your form can go out the window, it’s all about on the day.