Ryan reveals dislike for word 'Corkness'

Pat Ryan has a huge problem with the word ‘Corkness’ which has been described as an ‘air of confidence just on the right side of arrogance!'

Speaking at the Cork press night ahead of Sunday’s hotly-anticipated Munster SHC final against Limerick at the TUS Gaelic Grounds, the Rebels boss said of the recent hype surrounding his team: “It drives me mad when I hear that thing. What’s 'Corkness?'

“It’s about representing the jersey as best we can instead of that. To be honest, we weren’t talking about it inside here, but it’s hard because fellas are amateur athletes.

“They’re going into work, you’re hearing it. I’m not on social media, but fellas are seeing it on social media, there’s text messages going around. I thought some of it was rubbish.

“The really annoying thing was some of our own people writing off Limerick – are they off their game?

“That’s only setting us up for a fall. They’re things that fellas pin to dressing rooms and that couldn’t be further from the truth.”