Valerie Mulcahy on staying ahead of the game when it comes to diet

There’s something akin to nostalgia in Valerie Mulcahy’s voice when the Cork GAA star recalls the very early days of her inter county career when she and her teammates would have a fry-up on the day of a big away match.

“How things have changed,” she says.

The 10-time All-Ireland winner has witnessed a radical change in the attitude to sports nutrition during her career.