We have just celebrated our 1st St Brigid’s public holiday and I thought the short film in honour of St Brigid commissioned by Cork County Council’s Women’s Caucus as a symbol of representing women in government was very fitting.
The manner in which she namechecks the many people who have helped her along her path is probably informative, not just when it comes to Rachel Harty’s success as a camogie player, but in her influence on others as a soccer coach.
Breaking new ground
The story of St Mary s Magherafelt s All-Ireland junior success
Simone Forbes in action during St Mary s All-Ireland Semi-Final win over St Patrick s Cork.
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Taking on the southern teams was always a significant obstacle for Ulster camogie teams, but St Mary s Magherafelt s 1996 junior team were different. Twenty-five years after being the first Ulster side to win an All-Ireland junior title, Martina Devlin (née McGuckin) looks back on the joy of making history. Michael McMullan writes.
Fantastic. It wasn t just Martina Devlin s choice of word, but it was more how she said it. With an enthusiastic tone that jumped across a conversation of a moment she will never forget.