Grace Walsh: Covid makes you appreciate everything more 

'As I get older, I admire other athletes, like the Irish women’s hockey team. They’re incredible and what they did at the World Cup was just unbelievable'

Kilkenny camogie star Grace Walsh with Grainne O'Brien, age 10, left, and Rachel McAuliffe, age 10, in Bruff GAA Club, Limerick, for the launch of this year's Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps. Picture: Stephen McCarthy.

INTER-county GAA players need their fuel. But for Kilkenny camogie star Grace Walsh, getting her nutrients is doubly crucial, working as a clinical nurse during a pandemic.

“When I was on the wards, it was easy enough to balance everything,” Walsh says. “I didn’t train on the days I worked and I would go home to Kilkenny for training on my days off. We do long shifts, starting at 7.30am and finishing at 8pm, but it was only three days one week and four the next.”