Profile of camogie improving, says Galway captain Heather Cooney
The St Thomas defender has been appointed Galway captain by new manager Mark Dunne this year and in many ways it is a natural fit for the 28-year-old primary school teacher at Killeeneen NS, who has been an ever-present since stepping up to the senior ranks in 2010, the year after winning an Intermediate All-Ireland.
The former All-Star does have some context with regard how these things can go, however, with her brother Conor one of the hurlers’ go-to attackers as they look well placed to draw a curtain on what stands at 29 years of hurt since they went all the way.
