Cork’s Niamh McCarthy: The hardest part was just not playing

There was a time, even as she had barely entered her teens, when it seemed inevitable that the Niamh McCarthy would play for Cork.
Cork’s Niamh McCarthy: The hardest part was just not playing
Sun, 23 Apr, 2017 - 01:00
Daragh Ó Conchúir

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