McCay hoping to hit high road after painful Olympic journey

Shirley McCay says she is “not one for the spotlight” but there is something extra special about the big stage that awaits her 300th international cap today in Ireland’s Olympic qualifier against Canada at Energia Park (7pm, live on RTÉ2).

By some distance, the predicted 6,000 crowd will dwarf any other audience she has enjoyed at home as the country’s most-capped female athlete of any discipline looks to play her part in a famous weekend.