Yvonne Lee bound to Limerick by ambition and family ties

In the relatively short time since she first made her debut in the adult ranks of inter-county football, Monagea's Yvonne Lee has quickly established herself as an influential figure within the Limerick defence.

Less than two years after featuring for the Treaty County in an All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie championship decider against Kerry at Croke Park, Lee made her bow in the big ball game at right corner-back in a Lidl National Football League Division 4B bout with Offaly at Bord na Mona O’Connor Park on 30 May, 2021.

The primary school teacher went on to make a total of six starts during her debut season and while she wasn’t involved in 2022, she returned to the panel a year later and was an ever-present at full-back in Limerick’s march to the TG4 All-Ireland JFC final.

One of two vice-captains in 2023 - Ballylanders stalwart Cathy Mee was the other - Lee saw her status within the group elevated even further for the current inter-county season when she was named as joint-skipper along with Old Mill midfielder Roisin Ambrose.

"It was a huge honour to be asked to captain the team alongside Roisin," Lee acknowledged.

"It has been great. It’s easy to captain the girls in fairness, they are a great bunch. To be alongside Roisin is super as well. She’s an expert at it and it’s great to be able to work alongside her."

In addition to counting her as a team-mate for that camogie showpiece in 2019, Lee is also joined on the Limerick football panel by her older sister Grace.

They played the full 60 minutes at Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park in Birr three weeks ago when Limerick lost out to Carlow in a Lidl NFL Division 4 final. There was another member of their family on the sideline for this game as their father Joe is part of