Sarah Dervan: Sting of past defeats will drive Galway against Cork

Galway camogie captain Dervan heads into her eighth All-Ireland senior final this Sunday. Five of the previous seven have ended in heartbreak

Galway's Sarah Dervan is tackled by Laura Hayes and Katrina Mackey of Cork in the league earlier this year. Picture: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Galway camogie captain Sarah Dervan heads into her eighth All-Ireland senior final this Sunday. Five of the previous seven have ended in heartbreak. Enduring a sixth decider defeat is something she could easily do without.

Not because it is freshest in the memory, but last December’s 1-14 to 1-11 final loss to Kilkenny was a particularly difficult one to stomach, and, indeed, move on from.