“I didn’t have to say a whole lot, they came out and upped their performance, everybody contributed.”

"A lot of corner backs gonna sleep soundly tonight with the news that Valerie Mulcahy has retired."

"Long term we need be playing Division 1 football to be competing for the All-Ireland."

Breen, one of the sport’s finest players, has produced arguably the best form of her career in recent years.

Murphy, renowned as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, retired after the 2013 All-Ireland final.

Donegal are flying high with four wins from four to date but face a Clare side with a similar record in Sunday’s top of the table clash.

Gruelling 12-hour shifts are the norm for Healy, who qualified as a doctor in early 2015.

Ronan Clarke’s Armagh made it three wins from three in Division 1 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League on Sunday.