Football and family will always be the ties that bind for Brenda McAnespie

'I was pregnant for that final and after getting the all-clear from the doctor, I played the game and just told everybody in the dressing room after'

LEGEND: Brenda McAnespie (r) of Monaghan in action against Christine O'Brien of Meath during the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship semi-final between Meath and Monaghan in 1998. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile

Ask Brenda McAnespie a question about football, and almost invariably, family and community is part of the answer.

Ask her a question about family and community, and her response is usually heavily centred around football.