Mallon truly in class of her own

On a weekend when the Irish women’s hockey team were rightly in the limelight, the astonishing achievements of another Irish sportswoman, Kelly Mallon, received less attention, writes Seamus Ó Tuama

That Mallon has now won eight All-Ireland senior finals, having contested 10 in total, and won nine in a row, is a signal achievement in women’s sport, probably on a par with the great Cork ladies footballers.