WATCH: Hard work pays off for Cork minor ladies footballers

In modern-day ladies’ football, the retention of All-Ireland titles by Cork is nothing new.

While 10 titles in the past 11 years at senior level have redefined the sport, the back-to-back minor championships of 2015 and ’16 are worth remarking on too, given the way underage teams change through necessity.

A 2-19 to 4-9 triumph against Dublin on the bank holiday weekend made it two in a row, with the side honoured as the August winners of the Rebel Óg monthly award. One of the Cork starlets was captain Laura Cleary of Éire Óg, one of the survivors from last year’s victory.