Courtney: The smile is back on Monaghan faces

MONAGHAN captain Sharon Courtney says the reason she and her teammates have made it to tomorrow’s Ladies Football Senior All-Ireland final against Cork is because they’ve learned how to play with a smile on their faces again.

This Monaghan team has always had the potential to do great things, but since losing the 2008 final to Cork they’ve underachieved.

According to Courtney that’s because representing their county became a chore rather than an honour, but this year they’ve re-found the zest that has been lacking for the past couple of years.