Leading light Saoirse Noonan hoping for special Cork double

It was in early November that she caught the imagination, claiming 1-2 against Kerry in an All-Ireland semi-final and following it up with two goals for Cork City against Treaty United the next day

Saoirse Noonan, Cork City putting the ball past Treaty United keepr Maebh Ryan for her second goal during their Womens FAI Cup semi-final. Picture: Dan Linehan

Choice isn’t without it’s complications. When two psychologists performed a study at a San Francisco marketplace 20 years ago, they found that shoppers were 10 times more likely to buy the jam on display when the number of options was stripped from 24 down to six.

Another American psychologist, Barry Schwartz, called this the paradox of choice. He wrote a book about it, pointing out that autonomy and the freedom to choose for yourself is critical to our sense of self and well-being.