MCLAUGHLIN’S FOCUS NOW ON WORK & FAMILY
LIFE has changed hugely for Niamh Mclaughlin during the Covid-19 crisis – with the Dublin-based Donegal star admitting she’s longing for home.
The renowned Santry Sports Clinic in Dublin, where Mclaughlin works as a physiotherapist, has come to an agreement with the HSE which will see vital beds provided for overflow patients not infected with the coronavirus.
The pandemic which has now taken hold in Ireland has had a huge impact right across the board – and Mclaughlin’s thoughts are with her family in Donegal.
“It is hard when you don’t know when you are going to see them all again in the flesh,” said Mclaughlin, a former Ireland uner-19 soccer star (right).
Mclaughlin’s biggest concern right now is for her granny, Dolly Morris. The 92-year-old is in a nursing home in
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Derry, where the dreaded virus has just broken out.
“They talk about these clusters and there are six people in her home,” Mclaughlin explained. “They found out the other day, they have the virus.
“We are hoping for her as well. She is old and has Alzheimer’s. She doesn’t know what is happening but it is still not nice either.”
With all of this going on in the background, the 26-year-old Moville native still dreams about a summer of football.
“It is about taking it as it comes,” said Mclaughlin.
“I hope there will be a Championship. Whether that goes into an extended season or whatever. “Myself and all the girls are chomping at the bit to get back at it. The main thing is to keep yourself physically fit and mentally well.
“You just have to hope for the best and be positive about it all in some
way.”