'We’ve such respect for them' - Comeragh hero Murray on finally slaying the Ballymac monster

Waterford footballer Katie Murray on the joy of finally winning the county championship after losing ten finals in the past 11 years to Ballymacarbry.

Katie Murray of Waterford during the Lidl LGFA National League Division 1 Round 5 match between Waterford and Dublin at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, Waterford. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Following several years of coming up short to one of the game’s most enduring and formidable forces, Katie Murray and Comeragh Rangers finally took an historic leap forward under the Fraher Field floodlights a fortnight ago.

For 10 of the past 11 seasons, Comeragh had reached the Waterford senior ladies football championship decider only to lose out against Ballymacarbry on each occasion. The Rathgormack club had come so close to claiming a maiden top-tier title in 2023, but Ballymac ultimately squeezed home after extra-time and secured an astonishing 42nd consecutive Waterford SFC crown in the process.