McMahon set to repay Rebel chiefs’ faith in final showdown

LAURA MCMAHON hopes for better luck than brother Kevin when she lines out for Cork in Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC final against Mayo in Croke Park.

McMahon broke into the panel at the start of the year and it’s a tribute to her ability that she quickly nailed down a starting place at centre forward.

But quite apart from the faith placed in her by the management, she has the team’s liaison officer Eileen Collins to thank for pestering her to become involved. And brother Kevin, wing forward on the Cork team which lost to Kerry at the weekend, helped inspire her too.