Galway’s Allstar corner-back Heather Cooney, like everyone else, has quickly adjusted to this spinning world where health has taken primacy while sport became an irrelevance overnight. Since Covid19 struck she’s been at home with her family, missing training with her teammates and best friends, and her class and teaching colleagues in school.
Flying forward Katie Power (28) was first called up to the Kilkenny senior panel when she was 15 and made her debut for them a year later. Her All-Ireland medals include two U16s, three minors and one senior (2016) and she has won five National League titles, including three in-a-row from 2016-2018. She has also won four Ashbourne Cups and an All-Ireland Intermediate club title with Piltown. She has a degree in business from Waterford IT and works as PA/Receptionist with Michael Lyng Motors in Kilkenny.
Ciara Mageean (27), from Portaferry, Co Down, studied physiotherapy at University College Dublin but is now a professional athlete, specialising in the ‘metric mile’. She played camogie for the Down minors before specialising in track, first winning silver (800m) at World Youths in 2009 and silver (1500m) at World Juniors in 2010. She won 1500m bronze at European Seniors in 2016 and repeated that at European Indoors in 2019. Last summer she finished 10th in the 1500m final at the World Championships in a lifetime best of 4:00.15, the second fastest time by an Irish woman after Sonia O’Sullivan’s senior record of 3:58:85.
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Tipperary hurler Paudie Maher pens a letter to his younger self and says that performance really comes down to enjoying yourself out on the field.
Whatever jersey you’ve got, it’s likely that he’s worn it at some stage during a storied career. The hurler-turned-rugby star grew up with a stick in his hand, and the wheel eventually came full circle after retiring from the oval ball game.
The hurling championship is so open at the moment and any team could win it.
Can you name them all?
Padraic Maher has 3 All-Ireland titles to his name, and it is a feeling he will never tire of.
How well do you remember this year’s Championship?
