Aimee Mackin to remain put as sister eyes AFLW move

The 2020 Footballer of the Year Aimee Mackin has reiterated her desire to remain in Ireland as her sister Bláithín appears set for a move to the AFLW.

The Armagh star has insisted she has no desire to move Down Under, but remained tight-lipped on the reports that Bláithín is set to join Melbourne.

Armagh get their All-Ireland series underway against champions Meath this weekend, but Mackin was coy on the prospect of her sibling departing for Australia.

"I don't really know to be honest," she said at the launch of AIG’s new For Times Like These campaign.

"I’d have to have her here to answer the question about her. I’m not sure what she has decided on."

Would the three-time All-Star be tempted to give the sport a go?

"It is always a topic of conversation. The lifestyle in Australia looks interesting. I’m probably a bit of a homebird so playing Gaelic is the priority for me at the minute."

It’s very much a family affair for the Mackins with her brothers Connaire and Ciarán part of Kieran McGeeney’s men’s panel blazing a trail through the qualifiers.

"Long may it continue," is how she looks at both teams on the crest of a wave following her team’s dramatic Ulster final win over Donegal and the men reaching the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

The one low point was the recent defeat of Tyrone, where the Mackin’s were watching nervously as there was a lengthy stoppage in play after Connaire suffered what appeared to be a head injury.

The 27-year-old left the field on a stretcher following a collision with Tyrone’s Michael McKernan, and there was considerable concern among the crowd at the Athletics Ground while he was treated by medical personnel.

He is recovering from concussion but is a doubt to feature for the Orchard County in the