Will keep motoring in last two ties
Carmody views it as a great privilege to be able to lead the Kingdom, though she readily acknowledges that there are other leaders in the squad.
“Representing your club and family as the captain of the county is such a fantastic honour. We have a great club in Finuge/St Senan’s. I think it was only 2017 when we were Junior A. We’ve climbed the ranks since then,” she said.
“I’ve two vice-captains in Anna Galvin and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh who are two incredible leaders in the group and very vocal. And you’ve (also got) the likes of Aishling O’Connell, Kayleigh Cronin, Eilís Lynch. You’ve got super girls that have committed so many years to the green and gold. Everyone looks up to them on the panel as well.”
While Carmody has been kept busy on the field of play this year – she has featured in all five of Kerry’s league games so far –life is also proving to be quite hectic off it.
An automation engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Cork, she has taken on a bachelor of engineering course at ATU Sligo, which she is doing online due to her being based on Leeside.
“It’s very handy that way, I can catch up on the lectures when I can and tip away at the assignments, but I don’t actually have to be in class. That has been a lifesaver for me. I don’t think I could do it otherwise,” Carmody added.
“We train Wednesdays and Fridays and you can’t be missing to go to the lectures. I’m very grateful that online courses have become a big thing, so I can juggle it that way. It has been a pretty full on season so far with the captaincy, college and training hard.
“I’m living in Cork, so there’s a good bit of commuting. It’s all go and I’m very busy, but I’m lucky enough as well that as there’s a good few girls in Cork, we can share the driving and have that bit of banter coming down in the car.”