Falling in love with sport again... Cork soccer ace Clare is Shining once more

“Personally, I have worked so hard, on and off the pitch, to get myself back playing at this level. It was amazing to receive player of the match, to be rewarded for all the hard work I have put in. It certainly has made all the hard work worthwhile,” she says.

“I left Glasgow in 2017, because I felt I needed a break from it all, but ended up signing for Cork City. I was homesick and just needed time at home, which actually backfired and I ended up just completely hating football and the lifestyle I created for myself,” she says.

I was homesick and just needed time at home, which actually backfired and I ended up just completely hating football and the lifestyle I created for myself