Eimear Ryan: When medals are worth more than their weight in gold

Michael Conlan of Ireland following his Bantamweight Quarter final defeat to Vladimir Nikitin of Russia. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

It's the business end of the championship for clubs, that crunch time when the spoils are divvied up for another year. On nights out, whether celebratory in nature or more about drowning sorrows, players are reflecting: On where it went wrong or right, on standout scores, on turning points. On the season gone by and the season to come.

We look at the older players in our midst and ask, with a bit of apprehension: You’ll give it another year, won’t you? Lately I’ve found myself on the receiving end of this question. To be fair, I’m into my third decade of playing adult club camogie now. There are a lot of miles on the clock.