Katrina Mackey reveals ‘horrendous’ Spike Island session brought Cork together

Cork camogie star Katrina Mackey grimaces when she recalls the squad’s overnight bonding session on Spike Island this summer.

Katrina Mackey reveals ‘horrendous’ Spike Island session brought Cork together

Last year, coach Paudi Murray organised an adventure training day trip for his panel, but given the exodus of so many key veterans, a longer stint was required to help bridge the gap between his new recruits and the remaining stalwarts from the 2014 All-Ireland-winning team. And so they headed off into the darkness.

“It was horrendous,” the Douglas forward laughs. “For the first hour they let us walk around and have a cup of tea. I suppose it was luring us into a false sense of security.

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