BURKE THRILLED ATH’ MAGNIFICENT REPLAY TRIUMPH

IN THE drawn AIB All-Ireland senior club final between Athenry and St Finbarr’s at Croke Park three weeks ago, it was Therese Donohue who salvaged the Galway club's chances by leading the comeback charge.

- BY KEVIN EGAN

The 44-year-old mother of three was to the fore again on Saturday, arguably doing more than anyone else to turn the game around after the Barrs scored eight points in a row in Semple Stadium.

Clodagh Burke picked off two fine first-half points here and with those scores under her belt, she was confident and ready when Lisa Casserly's long delivery landed at her feet some 50 metres out.

“When you get the first one over the bar, you just feel confident all day. You know that you can do it, you have the ability, so you just have to be ready to take your chance when it comes,” said the AIB player of the match, who will still compete at minor level for Galway in 2026.

“I was just listening to everyone around me telling me to shoot.