Kilkenny's Danielle Morrissey takes a step back to move forward

Compiling a tally of 56 points in the Championship doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a total that has come from 33 frees, two 45s and one glorious sideline, which is worth two points in camogie. That leaves a substantial contribution of 19 points from play too for Morrissey

Morrissey holding the Player of the Match trophy after beating Kerry in the All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-Final

Ashling Thompson is renowned primarily for her powerhouse displays in midfield for Cork for more than a decade but her tattoos tell a tale too.

While plenty of camogie players will have some ink somewhere on their bodies, there aren’t many at inter-county level with a multitude of visible patterns.