Journey still continuing for Stacey Kehoe and Oulart

On Sunday next, Oulart The Ballagh go in search of back-to-back wins in the AIB All-Ireland senior camogie championship when they take on Sarsfields from Galway, the side they defeated in the 2020 decider that was played just before Christmas.

The Wexford champions had five points to spare in that clash at UMPC Nowlan Park. Any All-Ireland win is sweet, even more so when you were labelled an ageing team in advance. Úna Leacey picked up a third All-Ireland medal in the Marble City on 18 December, adding to the four successes at inter-county. The 33-year-old fired home three goals against Sarsfields and was quick to dispel the notion that Oulart's best days were behind them.

She told the assembled media afterwards: "Coming in here today, no one gave us a chance. We were listening to podcasts during the week. They're the best motivation you can get. They didn’t give us a chance. 'Oh they’re an aging team,’ and all this. That’s all bullshit. Age is only a number."

A view also echoed by Stacey Kehoe, the player of the match in last December's finale.

Speaking to the media ahead of another date with Sarsfields, Kehoe said: "With age comes experience and things that can't be taught. We get that ageing thing a lot but we have new blood coming in that has intertwined with the older group. That is working fairly well. We're just happy to be where we are in terms of our performance.

"After losing finals in Wexford a few of us sat down, realising that our chance of more success may be gone. That chat brought us forward to win a county final. The journey continued and the dream grew. We got over the line in December. We don't intend to be a pushover on Sunday. We're there to do a job."

For Kehoe, winning an All-Ireland medal last December