A trip to Ethiopia convinced Aoife Murray to come out of retirement

Touching down in Dublin Airport after five “massively intense” days in one of Ethiopia’s poorest regions, Aoife Murray’s mind was made up.

She was coming out of retirement.

The six-time All-Ireland winning Cork goalkeeper had stepped away from the inter-county scene following September’s final win over Galway. While she had toyed with the notion of returning to her brother Paudie’s set-up throughout March and early April, it was her brief stint in the south Ethiopian village of Ropi as an ambassador for children’s charity ChildFund Ireland that convinced her to reverse her decision.