Nemo Rangers goalkeeper Micheal Aodh Martin has said that there was an immediate sense of relief as his club squeezed past St Finbarr's in Sunday's Cork senior football final.

In a topsy-turvy game on the banks of the Lee, Nemo eventually came out on top by four points, and reclaiming the Andy Scannell Cup after a four-year wait.

For Martin, it has felt overdue. Nemo Rangers were beaten in each of the last three finals by 'The Bars' last year and Castlehaven twice prior, so Sunday's victory meant more than just the silverware being raised aloft.

He told RTÉ Sport that a weight has now been lifted for the side.

"Relief is the main emotion to be honest, obviously it's been a tough few years", Martin said after the full-time whistle.

"When that final whistle goes, it's just a weight off the shoulders.

"There's no doubt, the pressure had built over a few years, so close in a few finals in a row, so to get over the line is massive.

"And obviously there The Bars, when they came strong in the second half with goals, you fear the worst, there's no point pretending, no matter how many times we've been here.

"(The) last couple of years have been negative, so it's just pure relief when the final whistle goes, and delighted for the young crop coming through now, and it's just so important that they got off the mark today with a win."

Having only won their first Cork premier senior football title back in 1974, Sunday's victory marked county title number 24 for Nemo Rangers. For Martin, it's a special club where expectation is high but the reward is phenomenal also.

He explained the winning mentality in the aftermath.

"I don't know whether expectation is the right word, but, like, every year, no matter when you come back, no matter what people are saying, whether they're saying we're weak or in transition or whatever; we expect to be here come county final day", Martin said.

"It doesn't always work out that way, but I think the expectation breeds an attitude in training all summer that we know what the goal is, we know it's a county title no matter what, and then if you don't win it, like, the last few years, it's seen as a failure, and that's healthy.

"That's probably why we keep coming back and why we're here so often.

"We're not cocky about it, we know how lucky we are, and that's why it's so important, I think. We've a load of 18 to 22, 23-year-olds, and this is their first win, and the wheel has to keep turning."

Nemo's win was predicated on the middle of the park, in the eyes of their shot-stopper. Conor Horgan was an impactful replacement while Alan O'Donovan and Briain Murphy both kicked two points.

O'Donovan had been captain each of the past three seasons, an honour now bestowed upon Stephen Cronin, but that didn't stop him from having a major say on the direction of this game.

"I'd give a massive up to our midfielders like Alan and Connor Horgan there on breaks", he started by saying.

"Unbelievable, like, (because) Alan was cursed really. Three years as captain, so we had to take it off him and thank God we did, because first time for Steve and he's 1-0.

"To be honest, it's not just today, like, Alan's been a man possessed (this year).

"Like, we went down to Clonakilty to play Castlehaven, he probably dominated the middle.

"Carrigaline have a middle third that's massive, Alan was everywhere as well, and it's not just on the air, it's on the ground. And then today, when all those balls were to be won, he was hands down the man in the match, he was unbelievable."