Cork Premier SFC: Duhallow great Donncha O’Connor still hunting the holy grail

Donncha O'Connor of Duhallow prepares to take a free during the Cork SFC final in 2018 against St Finbarrs. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Ten years younger and Donncha O’Connor would have shied away from agreeing to an interview before a big championship game. “I’ve not played well after doing ones the last couple of times,” he explains. “Arra, I’m too old to care.”

Now 39, the grand old duke of Duhallow still yearns for a senior county title. Three times he’s got within an hour of one only to come away with nothing each time.