Mayo star Aidan O’Shea ‘zoned out’ from Bernard Flynn autograph storm

Mayo star Aidan O’Shea admits that he found recent criticism levelled at him from former Meath player Bernard Flynn “disappointing” — but managed to “completely zone out” as the storm blew up.

In May, Flynn launched an extraordinary attack on O’Shea, having watched him oblige autograph hunters following a challenge match between Meath and Mayo, while also posing for selfies.

Flynn was critical of O’Shea for being outside the team huddle, and said: “I found it extraordinary what took place that night, the way he singled himself out to be different.” The general consensus at the time was that Flynn’s comments were over-the-top and O’Shea, speaking on Newstalk’s Off the Ball last night, revealed how his team-mates “pulled the piss” out of him in training.