Cronin clan central figures for Moyle Rovers

In their bid to be crowned Tipperary senior ladies football champions for 2024, the Moyle Rovers club in Clonmel will have two generations of the Cronin family to call upon.

Still an active playing member in the junior grades – despite celebrating his 56th birthday this year – former Premier County defender Liam Cronin is currently at the managerial helm of the Moyle Rovers LGFA senior side.

His daughters Michelle and Emma are two of the players at his disposal, with the latter having followed in her father's footsteps by lining out in the full-back line for Tipperary at inter-county level.

Even though championship success eluded him with the Premier – he was on the side that lost narrowly to Kerry in the Munster SFC final of 1998 – Liam did collect seven county titles in the colours of Moyle Rovers.

There are reminders of these triumphs all over the Cronin household and while they have their disagreements at times, Emma recognises that Liam is doing his utmost to ensure his daughter can create some cherished club memories of her own.

"Sometimes it’s hard because we don’t always see eye to eye. My sister plays on the team as well, so there’s two of us against one, which is good. It’s not just me! If there’s any problems going on, it's usually Emma is the first person to get a roar at, but he’s only trying to get the best out of the team. Which is fair enough," Emma said.

"There’s loads of pictures with the cups that he won for Moyle Rovers. All of his vintage jerseys are at home in frames up on the wall, which is so class with all the medals with them.

"He comes to all of my matches with county and if he sees anything that I could be doing the next day, he’ll let me know. It’s great to see him showing an interest in helping me