Aoife Donohue a standout but pain of defeat still lingers

“But this year will stay with me a long while.” 

WILL HURT FOR A WHILE: 2024 All-Stars team winner Aoife Donohue, Galway, with Camogie Association Uachtarán Brian Molloy and Marie Coady, PwC Markets Partner. Picture: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

These end-of-year bashes are fun but they’re just not the same without a silver guest of honour.

In the case of Aoife Donohue and the Galwegians at last Friday night’s PwC Camogie All-Stars, having been within hailing distance of the O’Duffy Cup when last they were in Croke Park but seeing it lured away by Cork was tough to take.