Veronica Curtin: 'The bus stopped in Athlone and we walked across the Shannon with the cup'

Twenty five years on from their first All-Ireland senior camogie title the Galway team will be honoured for their achievement in Croke Park on Sunday. And Veronica Curtin will still be the youngest in the squad, writes Daragh Ó Conchúir

WHEN WEST WAS BEST: The Galway team that won the 1996 All-Ireland camogie final. Back row, from left to right: Ann Broderick, Pamela Nevin, Louise Curry, Olive Costello, Sharon Glynn, and Olivia Broderick. Front row, from left to right: Carmel Hannon, Veronica Curtin, Imelda Hobbins, Martina Harkin, Dympna Maher, and Denise Gilligan. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

It won’t come as a huge surprise that Veronica Curtin, the former wunderkind of Galway camogie, is not a fan of the rule precluding U16s from playing adult camogie.

“I wouldn’t have my All-Ireland medal if the rule was in that you have to be minor to play adult. I don’t agree with it. If you’re good enough, you’re old enough.”