Ciara O'Sullivan: Last year one of the most enjoyable with Cork

Although their miraculous comeback victory against Dublin in the 2014 decider is an obvious highlight, winning with Doireann two years earlier at the expense of Kerry is another that sticks out in Ciara’s memory.

RETIREMENT YEAR: Ciara O'Sullivan of Cork during the TG4 LGFA All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Dublin and Cork. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach, Sportsfile

A little over three weeks ago — on March 8, to be exact — news came through that one of the great inter-county careers had been brought to a close.

After initially indicating at the start of the year that she was going to be taking a break for the Lidl National Football League — at which point she was 99% sure she had played her last game for the side — Cork’s Ciara O’Sullivan officially announced her retirement from the elite level of ladies football.