GAA star Rena Buckley on work, love and levelling the playing pitch for women

One of the country’s most decorated sports stars talks to Donal O’Keeffe about life off the pitch — and what it feels like to be a modern-day work of art.

Rena Buckley, one of the most decorated players in GAA history, has lately reached new heights of fame. Joining local icons like Roy Keane, Rory Gallagher, and Karl Marx (per The Sultans of Ping FC), she has been honoured by Mad About Cork’s guerrilla art campaign — her face now adorns an electrical box on St Peter’s and Paul’s Place.