“Not knocking any of the players, but it was more happy-go-lucky, maybe the free T-shirt was more important than the hard training session. Trying to change that around wasn’t easy.”In his first season at the helm, Cork returned to the All-Ireland final after a three-year absence. They fell to Wexford by seven and from that starting team, only five players — Aoife Murray, Gemma O’Connor, Orla Cotter and the Mackey twins, Katrina and Pamela — began the recent semi-final win over Tipperary. Sunday’s decider is Cork’s sixth All-Ireland final under Murray. "[/quote]"It has been a help with the likes of Aoife, Gemma and Orla Cotter staying on, players who could have walked away.

Source: Evening echo September 06, 2018 09:22 UTC