Rebel legend Ciara O’Sullivan called time on a glittering inter-county career earlier this month.
A LITTLE OVER three weeks ago — 8 March, to be exact — news came through that one of the great inter-county careers had been brought to a close.
The most recent of those individual awards came at the end of the 2023 season, which she describes as one of her most enjoyable in Cork colours — despite their semi-final exit to Dublin in the All-Ireland SFC. Yet having contemplated the idea of stepping away from inter-county duty before ultimately opting to line out last year, O’Sullivan believes the time is now right to draw the curtain on her time with Cork.
When it came to the start of this year, I knew that the time was right for me to hang up the inter-county boots.” Advertisement O'Sullivan: You want to be able to go out on your own terms in so much as it’s possible. Matt Browne / Sportsfile Matt Browne / Sportsfile / Sportsfile A five-time Celtic Cross winner who was also named on the TG4 All Star team in 2018, Doireann had been plagued with injuries in recent years. Speaking as someone who spent her fair share of time on the treatment table in the past — she tore her cruciate ligament in both 2010 and 2012 — Ciara can relate to what her younger sibling had gone through in order to remain part of the Cork cause.
O'Sullivan captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 2016. Seb Daly / Sportsfile Seb Daly / Sportsfile / Sportsfile Given she has already been in attendance at five of their games thus far in 2024, O’Sullivan intends to continue actively supporting a Cork side that are currently captained by another of her cousins – Maire O’Callaghan, the younger sister of Sile. In addition to aiding the cause of reigning Cork senior club champions Mourneabbey , she will also be kept busy in her role as an ambassador for the LGFA’s BUA programme.
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