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Charleville captain eyeing All-Ireland success
Charleville captain Daniel O'Flynn is setting his sights on 2012 already after his side's Munster club junior hurling championship success yesterday. The Cork champions saw off the challenge of Limerick counterparts Cappamore in Mallow by 3-15 to 2-8 to earn themselves an early Christmas present in the form of a provincial title and an All-Ireland semi-final place to savour. However, O'Flynn said it was by no means a straightforward win and believes that he and his team mates will need to improve if they are to reach the final in two months' time. "That was a tough game," O'Flynn told the Irish Examiner. "They came at us hell-for-leather for the first 10 minutes of the second half, I thought we were in serious trouble. We had actually managed to start well today, for a change, but left them back into it but as usual though we finished strongly. "It's great, it's given the whole town a buzz. Christmas was looking like it was going to be hard for a lot of people but this makes it a little easier. For such a small pocket, the success that ourselves and Effin have had this year, Newtown over the last few years, Kilfinane and Ardpatrick two years ago - it must be something in the waters around here! Please God now ourselves and Effin can have a date in Croke Park in February. That would be a huge boost to the whole area." |




