Dublin star Hannah Tyrrell tempted to go out at the top

Hannah Tyrrell admits that the thrill of winning this year's All-Ireland title is one that is still sinking in and the Dublin star revealed that she is still biding her time regarding next year’s campaign.

Tyrrell proved influential throughout the summer to guide the Dubs to a perhaps unexpected victory, when they overcame Kerry 0-18 to 1-10 in the August final.

After an indifferent start to the year, the Dubs gradually improved and kept their best till last as they beat the favourites in the championship decider.

And while it was the fulfilment of a lifetime goal for the former Ireland rugby international, Tyrrell remains unsure as to whether she will be back in the light blue jersey next year with other commitments, including a young child, to consider.

"It still feel very surreal, to be honest, to have had the game I had and to win it as well," said Tyrrell, who was named Gaelic Writers' Association Ladies Football Personality of the Year, in association with EirGrid.

"It's very hard to put into words and describe it because it's been something I've been chasing for a while. So for it to finally come to fruition is brilliant, but also a bit surreal.

"And definitely extra special from the point of view that at the start of the season we weren't really in great shape, to be honest.

"We had a lot of newcomers coming in and we lost a lot of experience. As we went through the league, we maybe thought we wouldn't achieve what we wanted to. We still wanted to win the All-Ireland, but we didn't really maybe think it was possible this year.

"Kerry were obviously favourites coming in and were obviously the form team. In fairness to them, they had been phenomenal all year. But, for us, the satisfying bit was more that we changed our own