Armagh's flying doctor O'Hanlon ready for 23rd season

She has already given remarkable service to her county and with three league wins from three to their name in Division 1, Caroline O'Hanlon is delighted with her decision to return for a 23rd season in the colours of Armagh.

Three years after she first made her adult inter-county debut, O’Hanlon helped the Orchard County to claim the 2005 All-Ireland junior football championship crown, back when such a feat gained you promotion to the top tier.

She registered 0-02 from midfield the following year as Armagh lost out by a point to Cork in the senior decider, before getting her hands on another national crown in 2012 after the Ulster side defeated Waterford in an intermediate showpiece at Croke Park.

In addition to a plethora of provincial titles, O’Hanlon has also won Division 2 on no fewer than three occasions, the most recent of those coming in April of last year.

However, a combination of injuries and her commitments to Netball Superleague outfit Leeds Rhinos saw her dropping out of the panel ahead of the 2023 championship.

This raised some doubts over whether she’d feature again for Armagh, but an off-season chat with new manager Greg McGonigle, who previously managed the side in 2009, ultimately led to her returning to the fold and she played a starring role in their recent league triumphs over Waterford and Cork.

"I obviously go way back with Greg, he was my first coach when I went to college," she said.

"That’s going back a few years, to say the least. He chatted to me when he came on board and I’ve a lot of trust in how he approaches teams. He has a similar outlook on how the team should be playing. That was a big factor in coming on board.

"I’m really happy with how that has gone. He’s got a really good balance in the