Ballymacarbry on mission to ease Munster heartache

It is 41 county titles and counting in the history books, but for Ballymacarbry only one figure matters – 2000.

That was the last time the Waterford side won a Munster senior title, but this could be the year when they finally bridge that gap.

Later today, they face a gruelling trip to Kerry and defeat at Waterville Frank Casey's would mean even more heartbreak. Their history-making victory over Mourneabbey would all stand for nothing.

Although she is still only 28, Aileen Wall has soldiered through the years and has already racked up 14 county senior championship wins.

Her illustrious career is similar to her Déise stronghold however, glittering, yet missing something.

Munster is what they all crave in Ballymacarbry, and they certainly won’t go down without a fight in the final four against Southern Gaels this afternoon.

"To be honest, the only county title that ever matters is the one that is ahead of us," said Wall. "There were girls on our team this year who won their first senior county title.

"It was an amazing achievement for them. Then you have people like Michelle Ryan and Michelle McGrath, our captain, who are getting extraordinary numbers of medals.

"For the whole team, it’s the one in front of us. We don’t mention that number, it’s everybody else that mentions that number, not us. We only look at the year ahead and thankfully we came through again this year.

"We want to push on this year in Munster. Getting over Mourneabbey was a massive thing to do, but there is still a tough task ahead now with Southern Gaels."

Wall comes from a household steeped in Ladies football, her two sisters Linda and Mairéad have also experienced the highs and lows of life playing with a juggernaut of a club that has won so much at home in