Fighting to be recognised

If asked to name a famous ladies footballer the chances are your response will be Cora Staunton.

Fighting to be recognised

And yet for someone with such a high profile there’s so much we don’t know about her.

From her day job educating travellers on health, to the time she turned down a chance to play rugby with Connacht, the boot deals that came and went, her joust with Katie Taylor and the man who inspired her to play sport in the first place...

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