Kerry's Stephen O'Brien is raring to go in the Munster SFC final against Tipperary.

O'Brien bagged 1-5 during Sunday's nine-point semi-final defeat of Clare and hopes to get the nod again for the provincial final against the Premier County on July 3rd:

"It's a Munster final, there's a medal on the line, a cup up for grabs. It's very easy to get up for it," he is quoted in The Irish Examiner. "You are playing for Kerry in Championship. If you need motivation, you are in the wrong place really.

"People have been saying for years that Tipperary are going to catch a Cork or Kerry at some stage. A lot of our younger lads have experienced heartache against Tipperary. My first year out of minor, the Kerry's under 21s were fancied for the All-Ireland, they had a serious team with a lot of players that are in the senior set up now, and Tipp turned them over in Tralee.

"I've played with Peter Acheson and Conor Sweeney in college, they are class. Acheson is a warrior, Sweeney is deadly up front. You don't win a soft All-Ireland at minor level, so they clearly have some class coming through to senior. They are the right age now."

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