Her late mother Geraldine passed away at 55, shortly after the 2015 All-Ireland final win against Galway. Sent off in the 2016 All-Ireland final defeat to Kilkenny, O’Connor suffered a torn medial cruciate ligament (MCL) in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final. Kilkenny did beat Cork two years ago but three All-Ireland final defeats in five seasons – and a potential fourth All-Ireland defeat to Cork in ten seasons – has turned the gun on Kilkenny. The competition is far more open now than it was when Cork and Kilkenny was the only camogie show in town. “We’re very lucky that a crunch rivalry has developed between Cork and Kilkenny,” said Camogie Association spokesman Cian Nelson during the week.

Source: Evening echo September 09, 2018 08:03 UTC