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Mon 09 Sep 2007Flannery does not duck issuesJerry Flannery brings an edge to every conversation. He has a straight way of talking that is raw and occasionally revealing, while up close the Irish hooker's face is a map of his recent past. That cut is Namibia. The one across the nose is Georgia. The bruising along the cheeks and ears is France.Flannery sets himself square and looks people in the eye. He cries during Ireland's Call and did so before the game against France.