When Pádraig Corcoran glances towards the stands at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, many of the faces staring back at him will be familiar – whether they be draped in the colours of Dingle or Ballyboden.
The current Dingle manager is hoping to guide the Kerry club to a historic first All-Ireland senior football final appearance but the Corcoran name has long been etched in the history of Ballyboden St Enda’s.
Corcoran grew up in Dublin and played for Ballyboden – winning county minor and under-21 championships in the capital with the Firhouse outfit. But on the pitch, his sister Fiona was the trailblazer.
She scored the match-winning point in the dying seconds of the 2004 All-Ireland women’s club final when Ballyboden beat Donoughmore by the minimum to claim a maiden title.
Ballyboden retained the crown 12 months later with Fiona lining out at midfield when they beat Donaghmoyne. That was in the middle of golden era for Ballyboden, during which they won 10 Dublin women’s senior football titles between 2000-2010.
Fiona also played football and camogie with Dublin, scoring the pivotal goal in the 2004 All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry to earn the Dubs a place in the showpiece event that year.
Fiona Corcoran, sister of Pádraig and a trailblazer with Bally
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