Mayo's Lisa Cafferky striving to get back to All-Ireland final as she enjoys life under new management

Since moving back to these shores after a significant stint overseas, Mayo footballer Lisa Cafferky has been playing a major role in the development of young sportspeople across a range of different disciplines at one of Ireland’s leading third-level institutions.

Following a six-year spell in England — during which time she featured in two TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship semi-finals in the colours of London — Cafferky took up a role as a Student Sport Pathway Manager at Trinity College Dublin in 2019.

Having worked in a number of sports development roles during her time in the English capital, this was always going to be a position that appealed to the Kilmovee club woman.

She also worked as an Urban Programme Officer and National Development Officer with the LGFA before moving to London in 2013 and, with so many different sporting activities taking place in the college, Cafferky is currently loving life in Trinity.

“We have 49 different sports clubs in Trinity and I know when I first moved over, I probably couldn’t have named 49 different sports clubs! It’s fantastic, the range of activities that we have in Trinity and there really is something for everyone. We’ve currently 55 per cent of the student population that are active and engaged in our sports programmes,” Cafferky said.

“I think it is really important that there is an offer out there for every student. There’s all your traditional sports, but then adventure sports are particularly increasing in popularity over the last while. I think it has shown me the importance of providing a range of different opportunities and not just your standard, traditional sports.”

Indeed, the LGFA wasn’t always the sole sporting pursuit for Cafferky as she was part of