Paula Gorham: 'If I had been a man I'd have definitely made it in England'

'I wouldn’t change a minute of my youth for all the money in the world, or to go professional. I wouldn’t change what I had, what I achieved, the life I lived'

Paula Gorham has been inducted into the Football Association of Ireland’s Hall of Fame

Paula Gorham is flicking through a leather-bound scrapbook that has captured a remarkable sporting life when she is asked if there is a particular clipping or photograph that stands apart from the carefully crafted pages.

There is no shortage of choice. The scope of her story is a vast net that scoops up a myriad of passions. If soccer makes for the bulk of the story known to most of us, then it is just one arm to a tree that branched into Gaelic games, track and field, squash, and badminton.