Galway’s Sarah Dervan: ‘Hard work’ the secret of four-in-a-row All Stars

At 23, she was out of favour, having never established herself with Galway.

Sarah Dervan is laughing. Those that know her will tell you she does a lot of that, and not in a reserved fashion either, but more in a manner that is real, unaffected and completely lacking in self-consciousness.

It makes the 28-year-old tremendous company but doesn’t amount to a hill of beans on a camogie pitch.