Gracious Gammell hides disappointment and praises champs

For so many years Mervyn Gammell has been the hero for Charleville, starring in the North Cork championship when some of his current team-mates were still in the cradle.

On Saturday, on the biggest stage of all, Croke Park on All-Ireland final day, he was doing it again, scoring 1-2 in the second-half to bring his team to the verge of glory.

Ultimately there was no fairytale ending though with Gammell missing a half-chance from distance and man-of-the-match Bill Staunton then scoring a superb winner for St Patrick’s.