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Dealing with diabetes - The Big Interview with Cavan s Sinéad Greene
July 10, 2021
By Daragh Small
When Cavan’s long-serving star Sinéad Greene leaves the field for half-time, she pricks her finger to check her blood sugar levels.
If they are too high, she will inject herself with insulin before indulging in some Haribo sweets.
Estimates suggest that over 230,000 of the Irish population will be diabetic by 2030. Greene has Type 1 diabetes which relates to between 10 to 15 percent of that figure.
It means for a different life for an inter-county footballer but the 28-year-old has never let it hold her back. And having made her Cavan debut in 2011, and gone on to captain the side until recently, she wants to ensure young girls who have the disease know they can follow in her footsteps.
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I always wanted to play with Monaghan, I always wanted to march behind the Artane band in Croke Park
May 22, 2021
Aoife McDonnell of Donegal in action against Rosemary Courtney and Hazl Kingham of Monaghan during the TG4 Ulster Ladies SFC semi-final match between Donegal and Monaghan at Healy Park in Omagh, County Tyrone. Photo by Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile
By Declan Rooney
It’s almost ten years since Monaghan’s Rosemary Courtney first stood on the field at Croke Park, but it remains her life’s ambition to graduate from mascot to player on All-Ireland final day.
Rosemary was the fifth of the five Courtney sisters to play for the county and, as Monaghan vice-captain this season, she is desperate to lead her older sister Cora and the rest of the squad back to Croke Park.