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Published 09:24 26 Apr 2019 BST
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By DARAGH SMALL
Ryan and sisters Louise and Sinéad were all involved in Waterford’s TG4 All-Ireland intermediate triumph in 2015, but Michelle is the only one still standing in the inter-county setup.
It’s a sports-mad household, and all of the talk over the next week will surround Kerry and how Waterford can down their Munster rivals. It will be an intriguing Division 2 final.
“If we are going on last year we were quite disappointed that we didn’t progress into a league final,” said Ryan. “It would have been one of our aims and last year we fell at the semi-final against Cavan. “We were eager not to let the same thing happen. “When you are playing as long I am playing, my football career started off being involved in a Division 1 final in 2002 against Mayo in Ennis. I was probably No 29 or 30 on the panel at the time. “But I have seen Waterford ladies football go from Division 1 and competing in senior All-Irelands to being relegated to intermediate down to Division 2 and 3. “Thanks be to God that tide started to turn winning the intermediate All-Ireland, coming up from Division 3 to Division 2. It is hugely important that we keep progressing because the players do exist within the club setup in Waterford, and the county setup. “That is the exciting thing about being part of this team. I get to train and test myself against some of the best players that are out there who are playing top of their game. They are playing top level college football. “It is a huge thing for the progression of Ladies football and development of it within our home county.”
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