Gemma O’Connor: ‘I’ll know when it’s time to go’

“Yerra, something like that,” replies Gemma O’Connor, gingerly at that, when asked if tomorrow does in fact represent her 12th All-Ireland senior final appearance.

You’re keeping count?

“Yerra, not particularly.” There it is again, that trademark modesty that has defined a glorious era for Cork camogie and ladies football. Good thing then we did a brief scroll through the Camogie Association’s roll of honour before heading out to the Rochestown Park Hotel for last week’s press evening.