Kerry kicking gaffes didn’t faze Stephen Cluxton, says Conor Mortimer

You might expect that with Conor Mortimer surrounded by reporters and Mayo just days away from an All-Ireland final against Dublin, Stephen Cluxton’s ears would be burning.

You’d be right but not for the reasons you’d think as it is a robust defence of Cluxton’s actions, on and off the field, Mortimer offers rather than a plea to his native Mayo to breach his defences Sunday.

Former Mayo All Star Mortimer and Cluxton are club colleagues at Parnells in Coolock and as far back as a decade ago were playing on the same DCU team that won a first Sigerson Cup for the Glasnevin university.