Louise Galvin has the drive to make it work as a pro

Every day I take the same route.

Traffic as busy as usual, driving on past Phibsboro, the Mater Hospital on the right staring directly across at Mountjoy Prison.

Cruising through Drumcondra past familiar matchday watering holes. Then without fail, everyday, at Gills Corner House, I look left up Jones’ Road at Croke Park. Just to make sure it is still there, a subtle nod of acknowledgement.