Cork's Amy O’Connor admits there is no escaping talk of three in a row ahead of Sunday’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie final against Galway at Croke Park.
The Rebels have been able to secure back-to-back titles seven times since the early 90s, but a 'threepeat' has proved elusive for the 30-time champions.
It’s over 50 years since Cork won the competition three times on the spin, so there is a chance on Sunday to write this group of players into the history books.
Players are often shielded from talk of such achievements, but O’Connor said the experienced Cork players are happy to factor in the magnitude of this year’s final.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport, O’Connor said the three-in-a-row factor is dominating conversations within the Rebel County.
She revealed: "Everyone you talk to is talking about it. For ourselves, you have to acknowledge it. It's an unbelievable position to be in but it's not something we're going to focus on too much.
"It's another final. Every final you get to you want to win so we're not trying to go out and specifically focus on the three in a row, we're focusing on the final and trying to win that.
"I think pressure is like an external factor. We won't put too much pressure on ourselves and we've had a good year so far. We won the league and we had a good Munster Championship and then we had a good group round as well. We then beat Waterford in the semi-final.
"I think pressure will be external and we'll just focus on ourselves."
A clash with Galway is familiar for Cork. The Tribeswomen emerged three-point winners in the 2021 decider, before the Rebels extracted revenge by the same margin last year.
It has been the Munster side with the upper hand in meetings so far this campaign and O’Connor is expecting another close call.
She explained: "There's not much between us. They know us very well and we know them very well.
"We always end up playing each other a couple of times throughout each year and we played them in the league final. It'll be a 50-50 battle on the day.
"I think we've key players in every line. We've great experience in the back with Libby Coppinger, Meabh Cahalane and Pam and then out around the middle you with the likes of Laura Hayes, Ashling Thompson, Hannah Looney and Saoirse McCarthy.
"Our inside forward line have done very well and there's huge competition for places. Everyone will be contributing on the day and we're really looking forward to it."
It has been a period of sorrow for hurling within the county after the men's side sensationally wilted in their final against Tipperary last month at Croke Park, when appearing to be on the cusp of victory.
O'Connor had sympathy for her counterparts and is aiming to lift the mood within Cork.
"Unfortunately it just didn't work out that way for the lads," she said of the loss to Tipp.
"They put in so much effort throughout the year and obviously they didn't want to go out and perform the way they did in the second half.
"They'll be back and hopefully we can go on and do it and give the county a bit of a lift."
Watch the All-Ireland Camogie Championship finals on Sunday from 12.45pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, including the senior final of Cork v Galway at 5.15pm. Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Listen to Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game from 9.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
