Eoin Downey: 'There's no point in dwelling on the past, just use it as fuel and push on to the future'

“But looking back at it now, it is quite funny because I'm over the whole day and the whole occasion and looking back on that I just think it... it just came out of nowhere and was complete nonsense so I was kind of just laughing away at it now.” 

FUEL FOR FUTURE: Pictured at the launch of the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Championships is UCC’s Eoin Downey. This season, through its #FirstClassRivals campaign, Electric Ireland will spotlight players from across the Championships in the Electric Ireland ‘Player POV’ series and continue to celebrate the unique alliances that form between county rivals as they come together in pursuit of some of the most coveted titles across GAA. Picture: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

In the hunt for a patsy, Eoin Downey was an easy quarry.

Sent off and conceding a penalty when Cork were still in touching distance in last July's All-Ireland final, the full-back was always going to take the brunt of the blame when Tipperary won.