Emotional Shefflin talk turned Kilkenny's year

Kilkenny went the entire camogie season unbeaten in a year beset with tragedy

Kilkenny camogie player Grace Walsh will take part in Plant For The Planet Games this November in Kenya. ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Grace Walsh has pointed to an emotional team talk by coach Tommy Shefflin, just weeks after the tragic passing of his brother Paul, as the turning point in Kilkenny's remarkable year.

Kilkenny went the entire camogie season unbeaten and, with Walsh at full-back following a positional switch, ultimately regained the All-Ireland title with August's defeat of Cork at Croke Park.