How a life on the farm inspired one of the greatest ladies GAA players of all-time
How good was Briege Corkery? She was so good. So good that, at the age of 14, she dominated a county final to the extent that the opposing team were convinced she was a boy, and made a complaint to the county board to prove their point. The complaint didn’t go far. Briege Corkery did. […]
5 years ago
‘She wanted to use an angle grinder to cut her cast off so she could make it back’
Her comeback was delayed by pregnancy but Briege Corkery has always longed for a return to Cork and Camogie. The 17-time All-Ireland winner came off the bench for Cork’s semi-final win over Tipperary earlier this month – following the birth of her newborn son Tadhg in March – and she will now have a chance […]
8 years ago