Laois ladies star forward Mo Nerney heralded manager Donie Brennan and the impact of the younger players in the squad following Sunday’s dramatic win over Kildare in the Division 3 league final.
The Timahoe player, who top scored once again with 1-5, said this win was very significant because it will allow Laois to test themselves against stronger opposition in Division 2 next year.
She said: “As Laura (Nerney) said in the captain’s speech, that is the standard that we need to get to.
“Kildare always bring it and we have them again in the championship in three weeks time where it will be more of the same.
“When Donie came in, the one thing he brought in from the start was that no player is an individual – we are all part of a team and we are working for each other.
“It doesn’t matter if you are number 5 or 35, everyone is pushing in the right direction and he has instilled that into us.”
The game itself went right down to the wire but with the game level in the final minute, it was Nerney who kicked the winner.
She said: “I just saw Jane (Moore) coming and thankfully I was in the right place at the right time to finish it.
“We made hard work of it – to be six points up and then end up level but look, we got there.”
While this team is backboned by the likes of Eimear Barry, Ellen Healy, Laura Nerney, Jane Moore, Sarah Anne Fitzgerald and Mo, the majority of the squad are very young.
According to Mo, these younger players are already helping to inspire the next generation.
She said: “Orla Hennessy is only 16 years old and she was brilliant.
“You have the likes of Leah Tarpey, Andrea Moran, Sinead Farrelly, Sarah Larkin, Rebecca Reddin, Roisin Larkin – all these girls are pushing and some of those only finished their Leaving Cert last week.
“That is what we need. We want the likes of these, the U-16s and U-14s seeing us and thinking ‘we want to be in there. We want to play for Laois too’.”
SEE ALSO – In Pictures: Laois ladies celebrate following dramatic league final victory over Kildare
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