Aoife Murray: ‘I’ll be walking into a dressing room full of captains’

Aoife Murray is the new captain of All-Ireland camogie champions Cork, who begin their Littlewoods Ireland League campaign against Galway at Cork Camogie Grounds tomorrow. A sister of manager Paudie and former All-Ireland-winning Rebel hurler Kevin, the 34-year-old Cloughduv goalkeeper is going into her 17th year at senior level and hoping to add to

Q: Did the captaincy contribute to your decision to play on in 2018?

A: I was really considering retiring, I’m not going to lie. I sat down with those who are closest to me. We discussed it and at the end of the day, you’re retired long enough.