Eimear Ryan: Perhaps there’s no greater story of sporting resilience than that of Thérèse Maher

Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Championship 15/9/2013 /Galway /Therese Maher at the final whistle /Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Last month, a number of Dublin footballers claimed their eighth All-Ireland medal, joining the top tier of all-time football medal-winners — a Dublin-Kerry axis that includes such household name as Cluxton, Spillane, and Páidí Ó Sé.

This stat is maybe most impressive in the case of James McCarthy, who has started in all eight of his All-Ireland final wins since 2011. For an outfield player, that’s some going.