Ciara O’Sullivan ready for another joust with Dublin’s Gold standard

Sinéad Goldrick of Dublin is tackled by Ciara O'Sullivan of Cork during last year's TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship semi-final. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Ciara O’Sullivan is not sure of the exact year. Either 2003 or 2004, she reckons. That’s about the sole detail she’s uncertain of, though, for the match in question remains crystal clear in her mind over a decade and a half later.

It was an All-Ireland U14 semi-final, Cork versus Dublin. O’Sullivan, as has rarely happened since, was called ashore before the final whistle had sounded.