LISTEN: Ursula Grace on combining her love of soccer and camogie - Kilkenny People Sport Podcast
The local soccer and camogie star attended a celebratory event in St John's Park in June, 2023
Fifteen leading lights of Kilkenny women’s soccer were reunited last year as they celebrated their extraordinary achievements from over 50 years ago.
The first legends of the local game were given a civic reception by then mayor Cllr David Fitzgerald at City Hall, before they travelled to John’s Park for the unveiling of a special plaque and a celebration dinner.
Playing as Fit Remoulds AFC, they played in the inaugural Irish Women’s Soccer Cup Final in 1972. They lost 0-1 to Suffragettes, Dublin.
The Kilkenny team also played the 1972 inaugural Irish Women’s Cup Final at St John’s Park, Kilkenny City - a unique game in that it happened at O’Loughlin Gaels GAA grounds!
Playing as Evergreen LAFC they won the next two cup finals, beating Avengers of Dublin 2-0 at Galway in 1973 and Galway Town 2-1 in 1974 in Kilkenny. - READ MORE HERE
Amongst the players involved was the multi-talented Ursula Grace who went on to win an All-Ireland Camogie Final with Kilkenny in 1974.