Sean O’Donoghue is hoping to make amends for his sending off against Clare in the Munster SHC.

The Cork captain, who welcomed a baby boy along with his fiancé Aoife Daly earlier this week, picked up a second yellow card for body-checking Shane O’Donnell in the second half of the Rebels’ 3-24 to 3-26 Round 2 defeat at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

“To be honest, I found it hard to watch it because I knew there was 14 fellas fighting against 15 out there and it was my fault,” he told gaa.ie ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland final.

“Rush of blood to the head, didn’t even think about it. Stepped out in front of him and as soon as I hit him I said to myself, ‘What the hell did you do that for?’

“So it was just frustration. I felt I let the team down on the day. I don’t think I had ever gotten a red card before that so getting a red card that day in Championship as captain and I’m meant to be leading the team was tough enough and the few days after it were tough as well, just trying to get back in and trying to get my voice going again.”

He added: “I was a bit quiet and stuff for a few days because I felt I had let the boys down but my family and my fiancé and stuff, they’re always there to talk to. Everyone else might think you’re grand but you feel like you let the team down alright.”

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