Son Fionn now a special part of Niamh Kilkenny's Galway journey

Galway stalwart Niamh Kilkenny returned this season after a year out to have her first child. Now she's back in a ninth All-Ireland final

Galway’s Niamh Kilkenny in action against Tipperary. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

A picture-perfect scene in the middle of Nowlan Park. Niamh Kilkenny, wearing the broadest of smiles at having secured a ninth All-Ireland camogie final involvement, is handed her nine-month-old son, Fionn, by husband Cyril.

Middle-third agitator. White flag maker. Mother. Niamh’s plate has swelled since last she stood on the Nowlan Park sod, and yet her dependability and driving runs have not dulled or dimmed.