'Back with a bang' - Kildare's Róisín Byrne out to make big impression

The Lilywhites star has battled back from serious injury.

ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT: Róisín Byrne in full flight for Kildare. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

In reality, it may have just been a first round game in Division 3 of the Lidl National Football League but for Róisín Byrne, Kildare’s clash with Down at St Conleth’s Park on January 22 felt like a whole lot more.

Having overcome persistent shoulder problems to be named on the TG4 Intermediate Team of the Championship for 2020, the Sarsfields attacker suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the Lilywhites’ League encounter against Longford on June 6th of the following year.