Galway camogie legend Denise Gilligan opens up about hearing loss and All-Ireland glory

The Galway camogie legend reflects on hearing loss, All-Ireland glory and refusing to let adversity shape her career

Former Galway camogie player Denise Gilligan

The headline has stayed with Denise Gilligan these past 30 years. A passage of ink that symbolised, in a strange sort of way, what she didn’t allow to define or defeat her.

The Galway players were roaming through the Monday newspapers of September 23, 1996. It was the morning after the historic event of the afternoon before. The history-makers wanted to know what had been said and written about the first All-Ireland camogie title brought west to Galway.