‘Work-ethic’ key to Lachtain’s title run

DARE we mention that Kilkenny camogie champions St Lachtain’s, Freshford are bidding for three-in-a-row in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior camogie final in Portlaoise against O’Donovan Rossa from Antrim.

Vice-captain Esther Kennedy, one of four players with sisters in the team, didn’t need to be reminded of what happened to the Cork hurlers this year, or to the Kilkenny hurlers in 2003. And just as the respective managers said in advance, it’s not an issue with them, she says.

“We’re not looking on it as three-in-a-row, even though the people around us are, as are outsiders. For us, it’s like going for our first. We are playing O’Donovan Rossa from Antrim again and we were lucky to beat them by a point in the semi-final last year. That was our toughest game of the campaign.’’