Light at the end of a painful tunnel for Tipp ace Aishling Moloney

The 24-year-old has returned to competitive action for the first time since cruciate knee ligament damage sustained in June 2021.

BACK IN ACTION: Tipperary ladies footballer and Lidl ambassador, Aishling Moloney with students from Comeragh College, Carrick-On-Suir at the launch of Lidl's #SeriousSupport Schools Programme. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Tipperary star Aishling Moloney is thrilled to be back playing football again having negotiated one of the most mentally and physically challenging years of her young career.

The 24-year-old former TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Footballer of the Year has returned to competitive action for the first time since cruciate knee ligament damage sustained in June 2021.