'It is a tough enough pill to swallow': Doireann O’Sullivan adapting to her new normal

O’Sullivan’s sum total of 44 minutes game-time this year for Cork is rooted in a training ground incident the week before the National League got underway in mid-May.

Galway's Nicola Ward and Doireann O'Sullivan of Cork in action in the 2020 All-Ireland semi-final. Picture: INPHO/Bryan Keane

That Cork’s All-Ireland semi-final team does not include Doireann O’Sullivan will have come as no surprise to the five-time All-Ireland winner.

The sad reality for the 26-year-old is she is unsure if there are 60 minutes in a body that has been repeatedly letting her down this summer.