Cork's Saoirse McCarthy: We lost the All-Ireland final a million ways

But facilitating mental health workshop and captaining Ireland gave Cork star perspective

Camogie Association Uachtaran Brian Molloy, Saoirse McCarthy of Cork and Marie Coady, PwC Markets Partner at the 2025 PwC Camogie All-Star Awards. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Losing any game by a point invokes regrets. When it is an All-Ireland final, and you were chasing an era-defining three-in-a-row, it feels impossible to let go.

So it is for Saoirse McCarthy, one of the best players of her generation, who for the third straight season earned a nomination as PwC GPA Camogie Player of the Year and won a fourth PwC All-Star at Croke Park last Saturday night.