Gary Keegan: 'High performance is brutal in that sense. It's absolutely brutal'

Gary Keegan on reaction to All-Ireland final absence: 'I don't generally go looking for what people are saying about me'.

Gary Keegan photographed at today's Habit - stacking with Benecol event in Dublin, where Keegan discussed how small but consistent daily habits can lead to extraordinary long-term results. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

In the aftermath of a devastating All-Ireland final defeat, accusations settle on everyone, like dust after a collapse. No one is spared. 

Gary Keegan is one of the country’s most respected performance coaches but even he faced the court of public opinion after Cork's loss to Tipperary last July.