Resilient Doireann O’Sullivan drives on with Cork

Doireann O’Sullivan’s three superb points in last September’s TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football final went a long way towards securing a sixth successive title for Cork.

However, the Mourneabbey player has revealed she was “touch and go” before the Dublin clash and would have been under real pressure to make it had the showpiece been fixed for a week earlier.

UCC student O’Sullivan, 22, was nursing a bulging disc in her back and a related nerve issue was missed in an initial MRI scan. O’Sullivan struggled with the most basic of day-to-day tasks; getting into her car or bending down to tie her shoelaces.