Alice Kelly: 'You don’t have to give up everything once you have a child'

Roscommon’s Alice Kelly breaks clear of the Sligo chasers during the 2019 Lidl NFL Division 3 semi-final. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Six months after becoming a mother for the first time, Roscommon ladies footballer Alice Kelly has committed to the inter-county team once again.

Last August, baby girl Neala Dowd was born, but with a club championship up for grabs, there was no slowing Alice down. Five weeks after giving birth, mother and daughter togged out for the day as Kilbride won a fifth county title in a row, but the turn of the new year saw her trade that ceremonial event for a full-blooded return to the top of the game.