LISTEN: Decorated ex-Kilkenny player reveals secret to overcoming 'dark years'

Former Kilkenny forward, Miriam Walsh has had many highs and lows in a black and amber jerseys.

The county’s three consecutive All-Ireland Final defeats in 2017, 2018 and 2019 unfortunately proved to be the latter but, according to Walsh, those dark days made her and her team-mates stronger.

"They were dark years, losing the All-Ireland by one single point, that was really tough to take but you have to give credit to us as a group, we stuck together during the hard times and then we won two All-Irelands since the losses (2020 and 2022) and that’s what sport is all about, and thankfully we didn’t end on a losing note," the Tullaroan player noted.

And throughout the ups and downs, a constant during it all was the Tullaroan club who watched on with pride as Miriam and Grace represented their small rural club with levels of passion of Gladiator proportions, a constant support that Miriam still holds very dear.

"I’m from a fantastic club and they’d always back you so it’s a great little and the night in Langton’s for me and Grace, I think the whole of the parish was in at that so it’s great to have that local community."

Listen to the full interview on the Kilkenny People Sport Podcast below: